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China’s population to reach 1.42 billion by 2020
A boy with his younger brother. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING – China's population will be about 1.42 billion by the end of 2020, according to the draft outline of a five-year plan released Saturday. China had a population of 1.37462 billion by the end of 2015, according to data released by the National Bureau of…
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