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…