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.     

Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on the 2013 National Economic and Social Development

正February 24,2014General Outlook By the end of 2013,the total population in the mainland reached 1,360.72 million,an increase of6.68 million over that at the end of 2012.Of this total,urban permanent residents numbered 731.11million,accounting for 53.73 percent,or 1.16 percentage points higher than that at the end of the previous year.The year2013 saw 16.40 million births,a crude birth rate of 12.08     

Statistical Communique of the People＇s Republic of China on the 2013 National Economic and Social Development

General Outlook
By the end of 2013, the total population in the mainland reached 1,360.72 million, an increase of 6.68 million over that at the end of 2012. Of this total, urban permanent residents numbered 731.11million, accounting for 53.73 percent, or 1.16 percentage points higher than that at the end of the previous year. The year 2013 saw 16.40 million births, a crude birth rate of 12.08 per thousand, and 9.72 million deaths, or a crude death rate of 7.16 per thousand.     

The Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on the 2007 National Economic and Social Development

National Bureau ofStatistics ofChina Feb.28th,2008 Population,People's Living Standard and Social Security By the end of 2007,the total population of the nation was approximately1.3 billion(1,321,290,000),up by6·81 million     

Statement by Minister Peng Peiyun at the International Conference on Population and Development

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Statistical Communiqué of the People’s Republic of China on the 2011 National Economic and Social Development

National Bureau of Statistics of China February 22,2012 General Outlook In 2011,the gross domestic product(GDP) [2] of the year was 47,156.4 billion yuan,up by 9.2 percent over the previous year.Of this total,the value added of the primary industry was 4,771.2 billion yuan,up by 4.5 percent, that of the secondary industry was 22,059.2 billion yuan,up by 10.6 percent and the tertiary     

Statistical Communiqué of the People’s Republic of China on the 2012 National Economic and Social Development

February 22,2013 In 2012, faced with the complicated and severe international situation and arduous tasks of domestic reform, development and stability, under the firm leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council,the people of all nationalities of China, taking the scientific development as the theme and the transformation of economic development mode     

A Dramatic Rise in the Elderly Population in Selected Countries of Asian and the Pacific Region

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Statistical Communique of the People＇s Republic of China on the 2010 National Economic and Social Development（Excerpt）

National Bureau of Statistics of China February 28,2011 General Outlook In 2010,the gross domestic product (GDP) was 39 798.3 billion yuan, up by 10.3%over the previous year.In terms of different industries,the value added of the primary industry was 4 049.7 billion yuan,up by 4.3%;that of the secondary industry was 18 648.1 billion yuan,up by 12.2%and the tertiary industry 17 100.5 billion yuan,up by 9.5%.The value added of the primary industry accounted for 10.2%of the GDP, that of the secondary industry 46.8%,and that of the tertiary industry 43.0%. The general level of consumer prices of the year was up by 3.3%against the previous year:the first quarter up by 2.2%,the second 2.9%,the third 3.5%,and the fourth 4.7%.Of this,the prices for food went up by 7.2%and the     

Statistical Communiqué of the People’s Republic of China on the 2014 National Economic and Social Development(Excerpt)

February 26,2015General Outlook By the end of 2014,the total number of Chinese population at the mainland reached 1 367.82million,an increase of 7.10 million over that at the end of 2013.Of this total,urban permanent residents numbered 749.16million,accounting for 54.77 percent.The year 2014 saw 16.87 million births,a crude birth rate of 12.37 per thousand,and9.77 million deaths,or a crude death rate     

China''''s WTO Accession and Sustainable Development ----- 2002 Report by Task Force on WTO and Environment, November 23-25, 2002, Beijing, China

[Recently, a special task force of experts has submitted a report to the China Council for International Co-operation on the Environment and Development (CCICED), a senior advisory body that raises proposals on key environmental and development issues with the Chinese Government, on China抯 WTO accession and sustainable development. China Population Today reprints the report for our readers?reference.] I. Key issues for China as a WTO member 1. WTO Accession and Environmental…     

China and World Population Development： Theory,Problem and Solution——An Overview of the Speeches at the First International Seminar on Frontiers and Perspectives of Demographic Research

In May 2010, the First International Seminar on Frontiers and Perspectives of Demographic Research and the release of the Demography Volume of the UNESCO-EOLSS （Chinese version）, hosted by China Population and Development Research Center （CPDRC） and co-organized by Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies （CHADS） at National Schoolof Development of Peking University,     

Implement ICPD Programme of Action and Promote the Realization of Millennium Development Goals——Summary of International Symposium on Population and Development

To facilitate the building of a new pattern of open economy in the landlocked Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,and further implement the Western Development Strategy,the first China-Arab National Economic and Trade Forum 2010(CANETF) was held on September 26 to 30,2010 in Yinchuan,capital city ofNingxia Hui Autonomous Region in China.     

Promote the Long-term Balanced Development of Population; Build a Society with Balanced Population——A Summary of China Population Association Annual Meeting （2010）

China Population Association Annual Meeting was held on July 3-4 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, with ＂ Promote the Long-term Balanced Development of Population; Build Society with Balanced Population ＂ as its hot topic. Distinguished demographers, economists and sociologists, such as Hong Yinxing from Nanjing University, Zhai Zhenwu from Renmin University of China, Peng Xizhe from from Nankai University, Fudan University,     

The Impacts of Lower Population Growth on the Quality of Life and Economic Development：China＇s Experience

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Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People＇s Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census（No.1）

In accordance with the Regulations on National Population Census and the Circular of the State Council on the Conduct of the 6th National Population Census,China carried out its 6th national population census with zero hour of November~1,2010 as the reference time~2.The field enumeration of the census has been successfully completed through the leadership of the State Council and governments at all levels,the support and cooperation from people of various nationalities, and the painstaking efforts and hard work of nearly 10 million census workers. Results on major figures obtained through advance tabulation are released as follows:     

Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People＇s Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census（No.2）

Notes: 1.All figures in the Communique are preliminary results. 2.Resident population of a given town/street include: people living in the current town/street where their household registration is located or with their household registration to be settled;people living in the current town/street and leaving the town/street of their household registration for over 6 months;people leaving the town/street of their household registration for less than 6 months or working or studying overseas,with their household registration located in the current town/ street. 3.National total in this table do not include po- pulation of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,Macao Special Administrative Region or Taiwan Area. 4.Refers to the proportion of resident population of all provinces,autonomous regions and municipalities to the national total(including servicemen and population with permanent residence difficult to define).     

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     

Family Development in China Steps into New Level and Enhancement of Interpersonal Harmony and Social Emotion Is Urgently Needed——Survey Report on Family Happiness in China

Family happiness is an important index to gauge national well-being. The demand of a family is the basic need for people’s livelihood. To understand the family development situation and the demand and mood of family members in China, the firstOnline Survey on Family Happiness in Chinawas launched