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The small rebound in births in the first half of 2024 is being driven by a mix of factors, but probably won’t last long, experts say. Several local Chinese authorities have reported a slight increase in births during the first half of 2024, with some experiencing their first bumps in birth rate in eight years. The rises are being attributed to a mix of factors, including a small jump in the number of couples getting married last year, the desire of some couples to have a baby during the Year of the Dragon, and the introduction of new pro-natal policy incentives in many parts of China. However, this early data is unlikely to signal a longer-term rebound in China’s birth rate, experts cautioned. Most local authorities have yet to release their population figures for the first half of 2024. But of the seven sets of municipal figures Sixth Tone was able to access, six showed an increase in local births compared with the same period in 2023. Tianmen in central China’s Hubei province r
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