@songpinganq@XFreeze Precisely because rural infrastructure is so underdeveloped, many rural areas are no longer suitable for living. Young people are often forced to buy homes in the cities instead.
@songpinganq@XFreeze As a result, many rural houses have been abandoned. People often see no reason to renovate them because nobody is going to live there anymore. Instead, they prefer to spend their money on homes in the cities.
@songpinganq@XFreeze In many parts of China, rural areas are basically empty now because young people have moved to the cities. In Chinese family culture, younger generations are expected to take care of their parents, so after getting married, many young people bring their elderly parents to cities
@songpinganq@XFreeze I’m Chinese, and I can confirm that the content in your video is real. However, that doesn’t mean most farmers in China live in conditions like this.
@3_kutup@TheKanehB You’re also assuming population growth only comes from high birth rates while completely ignoring falling death rates, lower infant mortality, and longer life expectancy.
@3_kutup@TheKanehB China’s population boom mostly happened BEFORE the one-child policy was strictly enforced. China already had nearly 1 billion people by 1980.
@3_kutup@TheKanehB This article only talks about how living standards affect birth rates. It says richer countries have lower birth rates while poorer countries have higher, but people in poorer countries are also less likely to survive, while people in richer countries tend to live longer.