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Taiwan's population is projected to shrink to 12.15 million within 50 years, with the elderly making up more than half the total. (AP)

Taiwan's Population to Halve, Leaving More Elderly Than Workers

Falling birth rates are a global phenomenon, but Taiwan's demographic collapse has reached the level of a 'near-death nation.' (File photo, AP)

Taiwan's Demographic Collapse Puts Its Defense Strategy In Question

Falling birthrates are a global phenomenon, but Taiwan's demographic crisis has reached a level that qualifies it as a 'near-death nation.' (File photo, AP)

Taiwan Is Dying. No Slogan Can Save It.

Declining birth rates are reshaping Taiwan's social structure. Central and local governments have introduced a range of subsidies and allowances to address the shortfall, but results have been limited. (File photo, courtesy of Ko Cheng-hui)

Opinion | Why Taiwan's Cash Subsidies Are Failing to Solve the Birth Rate Crisis

As Taiwan's birth rate continues to fall, the government is once again rolling out pro-natalist policies — but the results are unlikely to be any different. Pictured: students sitting the university entrance exam, with fewer candidates each year. (Photo:

Taiwan's NT$200 Billion Baby Bonus Won't Reverse the Birth Rate Decline

Taiwan's deteriorating fertility crisis has now become a matter of national security. (Associated Press)

Taiwan's Monthly Births Plummet to Record Low, Accelerating Demographic Crisis

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