Work Hard and Forge Ahead to Further Promote the Prosperity of Population Science——Summary of the 8th Congress & 2014 Annual Meeting of China Population Association

正On 1and 2 September 2014,China Population Association grandly convened the 8th Congress2014Annual Meeting of China Population Association in Beijing and smoothly completed the re-election of its executive council.The annual meeting of China Population Association has been a great communication event held once every year for the academia.In regard to the new conditions,patterns and features of China’s population,economic and social development,demographers     

Control Sex Ratio at Birth,Promote the Balanced Development of Population——An Interview with Professor Zhai Zhenwu

Professor Zhai Zhenwu,born in February 1954,is now a member of the National Population and Family Planning Committee of Experts and Director of the Demography Institute under the Key Research Institutes of Humanities and Social Science of the Ministry of Education.Besides,as a doctoral supervisor and one of the academic leaders in China's population studies,he now serves as the     

Share experiences in population and family development and enhan cooperation between China and ASEAN countries——Summary of speeches at China-ASEAN Forum on Population and Family Development

China-ASEAN Forum on Population and Family Development was divided into three sessions.Each session had a keynote speech,followed by introdution of two case studies and expert comments.Afterwards,there were questions and answers and free discussion. Comprehensively Addressing Population Issues and Achieving Sustainable Development This session mainly discussed issues on population and sustainable development in China and ASEAN countries.Population issues not only concem the number of population but also every aspect of social development.     

The Large Population in China: A Major Obstacle to Modernization?

"A large population" has long been the most prominent national condition of China. Whilepopulation research has been of 20 years in China, the relationship between population andmodernization attracts not much attention, and in the practical life, population issues are typically regarded as issues of population quantity which in turn are oversimplified as fertility issues. Hence, a misunderstanding is prevailing that "a large population" is the whole thing ofChina's population problems. This issue of "Population and Development Forum" attempts to open up views objectively toexamine the actual situation of "a large population in China", and to bring together the wisdom of different disciplines on population problems influencing the process of modermization.     

Population and Family Planning Fund Included in Government Budget

China will further the reform of the population andfamily planning financial investment system byincluding the population and family planning fund in the government budget, said Zhang Weiqing,Minister of the National Population and FamilyPlanning Commission, at a July teleconference onRewarding Outstanding Organizations andIndividuals in the Anti-SARS War. As one of its ten objectives for the year 2003, theNPFPC is working closely with the financialdepartment to draft a concrete pla…     

13~(th) World Population Day Themes Poverty, Population and Development

On July 11th, hundreds of Beijing residents from all walks of life participated in a series of activities to commemorate the 13th World Population Day, which was themed 揚overty, Population and Development? China carries 21% of the world抯 population. Since the 1970s when the family planning policy was first carried out, China has effectively brought its rapid population growth under control and achieved a low fertility level. Meanwhile, poverty-stricken population also dropped from 250 mi…     

Li Bin： Learn and Implement in Earnest the Fundamentals of the Recently Concluded Annual Sessions of the NPC and CPPCC,and Carry out Population and Family Planning Work in a Down-to-earth Manner（Excerpt）

Li Bin, Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, recently pointed out that the most important action we can take to implement the basic ideas of the recently concluded annual sessions of NPC and CPPCC is to carry out population and family planning work in 2008 in a down-to-earth manner according to the deployment and requirements of Premier Wen Jiabao＇s Report on the Work of the Government,     

China Population and Development——National Population and Family Planning Commission of China September 2004

An International Forum on Population and Development was held during, September 7-9 in Wuhan, capital city of central China‘s Hubei Province, to mark the lOth anniversary of both the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Partners in Population and Development (PPD). Jointly organized by PPD, the National Population and Family Planning, Commission of China and the Population, Resources and Environment Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People‘s Political Consultative Conference, the forum was attended by about 400 participants front member countries of the Partners, international organizations, NGOs and donor institutions. Following is a full text of the cottntry report submitted by China to the conference.     

The Proposition of “Aging before Getting Rich” Is not the Nature of China's Population Aging

The proposition of "aging before getting rich" is a nearly unanimous judgment of China's population aging made by most researchers who study aging issues. It is also regarded as the root causes of the crisis and challenge of China's population aging.     

Dalian,Liaoning:Pioneering in Establishing a New Work Mechanism for Population and Family Planning

In line with the requirements of the National Population and Family Planning Commission to reform the existing population and family planning system,in recent years,Dalian has focused on realizing the public functions of the family planning system and the“people first”notion in order to set up a new population and family planning work mechanism.Thanks to their efforts,the population and family planning work in Dalian has made a great leap forward.     

Family Planning Law and China''''s Birth Control Situation

[China's Population and Family Planning Law took effect on September 1, 2002. To help people gain a better understanding of the law, China.org.cn, a government-run website to promote international communication, recently interviewed Zhao Bingli, vice minister of the State Family Planning Commission. Zhao explained in detail the background to the promulgation of the law and China's current situation of population and family planning. China Population Today reprints the interview Editor.]…     

Population Prizes Awarded

The fourth China Population Award, jointly sponsored by the Central Propaganda Department, the SFPC, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Personnel and the China Family Planning Association, was recently unveiled in Beijing. The top award in the population field in China, the China Population Award is given to people including officials, field workers, technical professionals and foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to China抯 population and fami…     

White Paper on Population in China

The Information Office of the State Council published a white paper titled "China's Population and Development in the 21st Century. "Following is the full text of the white paper:Preface1. The 21st century is approaching. With the rapid development of science and technology and the swift changes in the world economic order and patterns, population and development have become an increasingly important issue, which draws broad concern of the international community. It is the common choice o…     

Multi-scale Studies on the Space Consistency between Population Distribution and Economic Development in China

The relationship between population distribution and economic development has attracted much attention for a long time.Space consistency between population distribution and economic development in China was evaluated in different temporal and spatial scales using qualitative and quantitative analysis methods through constructing the Consistency of Population and Economy Index and Consistency Deviation Index since the reform and opening-up.The results showed that:At the county level,the degree of population agglomeration was higher than that of economy agglomeration from 2000 to2010.Population agglomeration showed obvious economic oriented characteristics,and the agglomeration of population and economy was steadily optimized.At the provincial level,space consistency between population distribution and economic development enhanced gradually during 2000～2010.And,the disparity of space consistency decreased due to the narrowing regional economic disparity.At the regional and national levels,the space consistency in eastern region was basically stable,the middle region kept the best record,the western region was in decline,while the northeast region showed a slight increasing trend.The nation space consistency showed a decreasing trend from 1978 to 2010.     

On the Track of a Sound Market Economy：Expert Interprets Recent Party Decision

O n November 14, 1993, the Third Plenary Session of the 14th CPC Central Committee adopted the decision of the CPC Central Committee on issues involving the establishment of the socialist market economic system, ushering in a new phase in China's economic restructuring and bringing along great impact on the nation's economic and social development. Although China built a framework of socialist market economic system a decade ago, the system is still underdeveloped and imperfect as dee…     

Control Sex Ratio at Birth,Promote the Balanced Development of Population --An Interview with Professor Zhai Zhenwu

Professor Zhai Zhenwu, born in February 1954, is now a member of the National Population and Family Planning Committee of Experts and Director of the Demography Institute under the Key Research Institutes of Humanities and Social Science of the Ministry of Education. Besides, as a doctoral supervisor and one of the academic leaders in China＇s population studies, he now serves as the Dean of the School of Sociology and Population Studies and the Director of the Population and Development Research Center in Renmin University of China. Moreover, he is also the Chairman of Beijing Population Society and Executive Vice Chairman of China Population Society. Right now, he is devoted to demography and the study of population, resources and environmental economics.     

Population Security Issues to Be Addressed

Despite a low fertility, China still has to address a series of problems in terms of population and development, according to Zhang Weiqing, Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission. These problems include uneven development of family planning between regions and serious imbalances between population, economy, society, resources and environment. Zhang made the remark at a national conference on population and family planning. Specifically, these problems are refl…     

China Population and Development

ForewordThe International Conference on Population andDevelopment (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994 marked thebeginning of a new era in the field of population anddevelopment. The Programme of Action, endorsed atthe Conference by 179 countries, placed “overalldevelopment of human beings” at the center ofsustainable development. Efforts to achieve the goal ofhuman development have to integrate human needs andaspirations with population dynamics, economicdevelopment, protection of natural reso…     

Database Development in the Field of Population and Development in China

1. Introduction Population databases contain information about people and the conditions surrounding them. This information can be obtained from population censuses, demographic surveys, or vital registrations. Since the 1950s, we have conducted five censuses and many sampling surveys on population in China. Millions of dollars have been spent to produce data, but these data cannot be shared. Though population data abound at present, it does not necessarily mean that information is being ful…     

Special Plan for Population,Employment and Social Security Between 2001-2005

This Plan lays out the guidelines, objectives, main tasks and policy measures for ensuring adequate employment, improving social security while controlling the population growth during the 10th five-year plan (2001-2005) period. Challenges Population growth: The issue of population has been a major factor constraining the socio-economic development of China. the country抯 population is expected to increase by 56 million during the next five years, peaking at 1.5 billion by the 2040s. For a …