@seldomsensible@katonemodia@ElysiusThor Of course, population decline is one of the contributing factors, but its impact is not significant. Think about it for a moment: even if people fought each other every day, it wouldn't cause the millions of people you see decreasing in population—that doesn't make sense.
@seldomsensible@katonemodia@ElysiusThor At the same time, the improvement of women's status has enabled them to participate in the workforce and free them from the stereotypical role of being mere reproductive machines.
@seldomsensible@katonemodia@ElysiusThor In an effort to protect women and liberate them from the feudal reproductive machine, China implemented large-scale family planning in the last century, including the distribution of contraceptives such as birth control pills. This resulted in a decrease in China's birth rate.
@seldomsensible@katonemodia@ElysiusThor The census does show a population decline, but this is not solely due to deaths. I think anyone with scientific literacy would not attribute a complex cause to a single contributing factor, unless you're simply trying to mislead others.