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Young Chinese parents tighten belts as childcare costs rise

By AFP

By Mary Yang New mother Zhang Xiaofei wanted to be financially secure before having a baby, wary of high childcare costs that have been softened only a little by Chinese government cash incentives to boost record-low births. The world’s second-most populous country is threatened with a demographic crisis after its birth rate halved over the […]