Stuart Gietel-Basten

Demography - Social Policy - Ageing Studies





Press


Op-eds

 If China wants more babies, it needs a better understanding of young people, South China Morning Post 04/06/21 
China’s new three-child policy won’t fix its economy – but it could change lives, The Guardian UK 02/06/21 
Coercive pro-birth policies are not the way to solve China’s ageing population problem, South China Morning Post 19/05/21 
Policy offers more reproductive choices, China Daily 02/06/21 
More than money needed to help families grow, China Daily 09/08/21 
Better childcare can help raise fertility rate, China Daily 06/06/20 
Aging need not be a threat to China's future, China Daily 14/11/20 
SAR must work harder to reconcile its intergenerational conflicts, China Daily Hong Kong 08/12/20 
Reform vital to respond to ageing problem, Daily Telegraph UK 04/03/19 
Coming budget needs to tackle inequality in Hong Kong, China Daily Hong Kong 27/02/19 
Why a baby bonus won’t work in an aging HK, China Daily Hong Kong 25/01/19 
More births won't solve aging problem, China Daily 10/01/19 
Whole new world to fixing birth rate woes, The Standard HK 19/09/18 
China looks to relax two-child policy – but it won’t solve demographic problems, The Conversation 05/09/18 
Domestic workers need to feel welcomed in HK, China Daily 31/05/18 
Why China doesn’t need a baby boom, just a skilled population, South China Morning Post 16/02/18 
Why life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 – podcast, The Conversation 07/02/18 
Has two-child policy had the desired effect?, China Daily 08/12/2017 
Life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 – why?, The Conversation 30/11/17 
Can Hong Kong attract more foreign domestic workers to meet its growing elderly and child care needs?, South China Morning Post 07/11/17 
Hong Kong’s miserly approach to elderly care is nothing to be proud of, South China Morning Post 23/10/17 
How to 'future-proof' the Belt and Road, China Daily  23/06/17 
Two-child policy needs multiple support, China Daily 09/03/17 
Aging population is a solvable problem, China Daily 16/02/17 
Why China’s two-child policy is failing the reality test, South China Morning Post 04/02/17 
Can’t get a GP appointment? Blame George Osborne, not Romanians, The Conversation 08/12/16 
Why national fertility campaigns are unlikely to make people have more children, The Conversation 13/09/16 
Second child about couples' aspirations, China Daily 22/04/16 
How China is rolling out the red carpet for couples who have more than one child, The Conversation 07/04/16 
Japan is not the only country worrying about population decline – get used to a two-speed world, The Conversation 29/03/16 
Why scrapping the one-child policy will do little to change China’s population, The Conversation 30/10/15 
Fertility is not tool to tackle 'aging' problem, China Daily 28/08/15 
The death of the West has been greatly exaggerated (with David Coleman), Daily Telegraph (UK) 08/05/2015 
Population policy change needs more moves, China Daily 14/01/16 
Old at 65? Not in the 21st century, South China Morning Post 24/11/14 

Selected articles quoting me and/or my work


"Pęka chińska bańka! "Coraz mniej ludności" wgospodarce.pl, June 7, 2022

"Koniec chińskiego rozwoju demograficznego może nastąpić nawet w tym roku. To zmieni gospodarczą pozycję Pekinu" Polskie Radio, June 7, 2022

"How can China learn from the world in coping with the 'silver wave'?" ECNS.com. June 6, 2022

"V Číně letos poprvé od velkého hladomoru zřejmě ubude lidí. Trend by mohl mít zásadní důsledky" CT24, May 31, 2022

"What are the factors impacting a country’s replacement rate?" Quartz, May 10, 2022

"China's millennials are shunning marriage at alarming rates, and it's creating a nationwide population crisis that Beijing can't magically fix" Insider, April 20, 2022

"Half of Korean universities ‘could shut’ as population shrinks" THE,  December 17, 2021

"How far will global population rise? Researchers can’t agree" Nature, September 21, 2021

"Hong Kong’s population falls after political crackdown", FT,  August 12, 2021

"Is South-east Asia higher education’s next global hotspot?" THE, June 24, 2021

"The Legacy Of The Lasting Effects Of China's 1-Child Policy". NPR Morning Edition. June 21, 2021 Monday.

"Can China boost its birth rate by adopting the Nordic position? Scandinavian baby-making secrets may need a change in mindset". South China Morning Post.com. June 12, 2021 Saturday.

Hoài Thanh. "Chính sách ba con không chặn được đà dân số rơi tự do ở Trung Quốc." Viet Giai Tri, June 9, 2021 Wednesday.

"Chính sách ba con không chặn được đà dân số rơi tự do ở Trung Quốc." Kenh14.vn, June 9, 2021 Wednesday.

"Why China Is Allowing Families to Have Three Children—and Why It Might Not Change Much" The Dispatch, June 8 2021

"Bisakah Kebijakan Tiga Anak Menyelesaikan Krisis Demografis Cina?." Republika, June 3, 2021 Thursday.

"中國人口政策再鬆綁,網民酸:這屆獨生子女真幸福,可以養四個老人,三個小孩." The News Lens, June 2, 2021 Wednesday. 
"Can the three-child policy solve China's demographic crisis?". Newstex Blogs Deutsche Welle Asia. June 1, 2021 Tuesday.

Newsroom Infobae. "China elimina la regla de los dos hijos y autoriza que las parejas tengan tres niños". Infobae. 1 junio 2021 martes.

"China eliminates the two-child rule and allows couples to have three children". CE Noticias Financieras English. June 1, 2021 Tuesday.

Sui-Lee Wee The New York Times. "China scrapping 2-child birth limit Policy shift to allow married couples 3 kids in aging society". The Morning Call. June 1, 2021 Tuesday.

Sui-Lee Wee. "China Will Let Families Have Three Children". The New York Times. June 1, 2021 Tuesday.

Tin Tức Tin. "Người Trung Quốc: ''Đưa tôi 5 triệu Nhân dân tệ, tôi sẽ đẻ ba con''." Tin247.com, June 1, 2021 Tuesday.

Sui-Lee Wee. "China elimina la regla de los dos hijos y autoriza que las parejas tengan tres niños; ASia". The New York Times . May 31, 2021 Monday.

"China adopta una política de tres hijos para impulsar la tasa de natalidad ante caída." LaRepublica.com.co, 31 Mayo 2021 Lunes.

"China moves to three-child policy as working-age population shrinks." Business Standard India, May 31, 2021 Monday.

"China vai permitir que casais tenham 3 filhos para conter crise demográfica." O Globo Online, 31 Maio 2021 Segunda-feira.

"China vai permitir que casais tenham 3 filhos para conter crise demográfica." O Globo Online, 31 Maio 2021 Segunda-feira.

"允許「三孩」:中國人口政策再放開." Yahoo! Taiwan, May 31, 2021 Monday.

O Globo. "Mais funerais que nascimentos, um desafio global; Censos da China e dos EUA confirmam que desaceleração do crescimento é mais rápida do que a prevista; mundo pensado para que os mais novos sustentem os mais velhos terá que se organizar de novas formas". Globo (Brazil). 30 Maio 2021 Domingo.

Damien Cave, Emma Bubola e Choe Sang-Hun, do New York Times. "Mais funerais e menos batizados: como o futuro encolhimento da população transformará o mundo." O Globo Online, 30 Maio 2021 Domingo.

"Taiwan hurtles towards 'super-aged' status as birthrate plummets". ETX Daily Up (English International Version). May 29, 2021 Saturday.

"全球越来越多国家面临"人口寒冬" 这意味着什么?." BackChina.com, May 29, 2021 Saturday.

"Taiwan hurtles towards ‘super-aged’ status." TheStar.com.my, May 28, 2021 Friday.

"Población de Taiwán envejece ante caída de la natalidad". CE Latin America Migration Spanish. 27 mayo 2021 jueves.

AFP. "Taïwan face au défi de l'effondrement de sa natalité". Challenges.fr. jeudi 27 mai 2021.

"Taiwan Hurtles Towards 'Super-aged' Status As Birthrate Plummets". Newstex Blogs International Business Times News. May 27, 2021 Thursday.

"Taiwan's population ages in birthplace". CE Latin America Migration English. May 27, 2021 Thursday.

"Taiwan's population ages in birthplace". CE Noticias Financieras English. May 27, 2021 Thursday.

"Taïwan face au défi de l'effondrement de sa natalité." RTL.be, Jeudi 27 Mai 2021.

"Long slide looms for world population, with sweeping ramifications". Business and Financial Times (Ghana). May 26, 2021 Wednesday.

"Sensus: China Punya 30 Juta Pria Lajang yang Cari Istri." CNN Indonesia, May 26, 2021 Wednesday.

"The demographic time bomb hit Italy so hard that a kindergarten turned into a nursing home - and it's a sign of changes to come". Insider. May 25, 2021 Tuesday.

Studio Ett. "Demografi norra Kina." Sveriges Radio, Tisdag den 25. maj 2021.

Damien Cave, Emma Bubola and Choe Sang-Hun. "‘Me asusta pensar en tener un hijo ahora’: el descenso en la población global puede transformar el mundo". The New York Times . May 24, 2021 Monday.

New York Times. "How the coming population bust will transform the world." Indian Express, May 24, 2021 Monday.

New York Times. "How the coming population bust will transform the world." Moneycontrol.com, May 24, 2021 Monday.

"Depopulation trend: Sweeping ramification for global economy." Asia Insurance Post, May 24, 2021 Monday.

Periódico AM. "Bajan nacimientos en el mundo, en Europa y el Oriente cierran clínicas d...." AM.com.mx, 23 Mayo 2021 Domingo.

"30 million Chinese men in search of brides". Hiru News. May 18, 2021 Tuesday.

"30 million men in China to stay single". South China Morning Post. May 17, 2021 Monday.

"关于中国人口普查结果,你应该知道的四件事." BackChina.com, May 15, 2021 Saturday.

"Key reflections on china census results". CE Noticias Financieras English. May 14, 2021 Friday.

Vivian Wang and Sui-Lee Wee. "Reflexiones clave sobre los resultados del censo de China". Infobae. 14 mayo 2021 viernes.

"China envejece, pero mejora la brecha de género: cuatro conclusiones del censo." El Periódico de México, 14 Mayo 2021 Viernes.

Vivian Wang and Sui-Lee Wee. "China envejece, pero mejora la brecha de género: cuatro conclusiones del censo". The New York Times . May 13, 2021 Thursday.

Vivian Wang and Sui-Lee Wee. "China's Census Reports Steady Economic and Academic Advances". The New York Times. May 12, 2021 Wednesday.

"After population decline, China is now betting on productivity". CE Noticias Financieras English. May 12, 2021 Wednesday.

"China bets on productivity over population to drive its economy." Japan Times, May 12, 2021 Wednesday.

Tin Tức Tin. "Hạn hán báo động khẩn cấp ở California." Tin247.com, May 12, 2021 Wednesday.

Sean Mantesso and Wing Kuang. "China releases once-in-a-decade census data showing falling population growth". Asia Pacific News. May 11, 2021 Tuesday.

Vivian Wang and Sui-Lee Wee. "Key Takeaways From China’s Census Results". The New York Times . May 11, 2021 Tuesday.

Ben Westcott and Eric Cheung, CNN Business. "China has recorded its slowest population growth in decades, new census reveals". CNN Wire. May 11, 2021 Tuesday.

Vincent Ni. "Why China and east Asia's ageing population threatens global Covid recovery". The Guardian (London). May 11, 2021 Tuesday.

"China has recorded its slowest population growth in decades, new census reveals." WBAP News/Talk 820, May 11, 2021 Tuesday.

Tin Tức Tin. "Già hóa dân số tại Đông Á ảnh hưởng đến hồi phục hậu COVID-19." Tin247.com, May 11, 2021 Tuesday.

Hà Linh. "Già hóa dân số tại Đông Á ảnh hưởng đến hồi phục hậu COVID-19." Viet Giai Tri, May 11, 2021 Tuesday.

Jérémy André. "Chine : ce que cache le retard du recensement de 2020". LePoint.fr. Mercredi 28 Avril 2021.

Fiona Sun . "Baby, it's not a good time". South China Morning Post. April 24, 2021 Saturday.

"Hong Kong's shortage of births goes from bad to worse as Covid-19 health risks deter women from having babies". South China Morning Post.com. April 24, 2021 Saturday.

Wang Yuke. "Population ages amid COVID-19". China Daily (Hong Kong Edition). April 9, 2021 Friday.

Wang Yuke. "Whispering a fond adieu". China Daily (Hong Kong Edition). March 19, 2021 Friday.

"S. Korea urged to do more to boost fertility". China Daily (Hong Kong Edition). March 9, 2021 Tuesday.

"Demographic dive leaves South Korea struggling to fill campuses". The Times Higher Education Supplement. Thursday 4th March, 2021.

Paula Bravo Medina. "El numero de recien nacidos registrados en China cae un 15% en medio de temores de disminucion de la poblacion". CNN Wire - Español. 09 febrero 2021 martes.

James Griffiths, CNN. "Number of newborns registered in China drops 15% amid population decline fears". CNN Wire. February 9, 2021 Tuesday.

Hari Kumar . "A shot of vaccine trust will really help in the fight against the coronavirus". South China Morning Post.com. December 6, 2020 Sunday.

Tim Schwab. "Are Bill Gates's Billions Distorting Public Health Data?". Newstex Blogs The Nation Blogs. December 3, 2020 Thursday.

Virginie Mangin , China's wealthy 'little sisters' powering the economy. "China's wealthy 'little sisters' powering the economy; These independent women in their 30s are educated, hardworking and unafraid of asserting their spending power". The Business Times Singapore. September 19, 2020 Saturday.

Mangin, Virginie. "La « petite soeur » relance la consommation". Le Figaro. Samedi 5 Septembre 2020.

"Asian higher education at the demographic cliff edge". The Times Higher Education Supplement. Thursday 11th June, 2020.

China Daily. "Better childcare can help raise fertility rate". China Daily. June 6, 2020 Saturday.

"A new approach to measuring inequalities in development". Impact News Service. May 2, 2020 Saturday.

"Differences in replacement level fertility point to inequalities". Impact News Service. December 5, 2019 Thursday.

"Differences in replacement level fertility point to inequalities". Newstex Blogs Medical Xpress. December 4, 2019 Wednesday.

"In China, Kids Of Unwed Mothers May Be Barred From Public Health Care, Education". NPR Morning Edition. November 11, 2019 Monday.

TOM HANCOCK; WANG XUEQIAO. "China's women spurn call to have more children; Demography. Economic repercussions ; Families put off by care costs while an ageing population adds to pressures on GDP". Financial Times (London, England). March 14, 2019 Thursday.

Tom Hancock and Wang Xueqiao in Shanghai. "China birth rate declines as childcare costs deter families". FT.com. March 13, 2019 Wednesday.

Michelle Wong . "China's two-child policy under fire as parents' bank account frozen for having third child". South China Morning Post.com. February 13, 2019 Wednesday.

 "China looks to relax two-child policy – but it won’t solve demographic problems". Hong Kong Free Press. September 9, 2018 Sunday.

Owen Jones. "Austerity kills: this week's figures show its devastating toll; That life expectancy in Britain has slowed to a standstill is down to one thing only: the Tories' ideologically driven policies". The Guardian(London). August 8, 2018 Wednesday.

"How has the one-child policy affected China?". Deutsche Welle Asia. July 19, 2018 Thursday.

"Why life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 podcast". Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network). April 1, 2018 Sunday.

"Deaths by a thousand cuts; British life expectancy has fallen for the first time in 110 years, meaning one million more deaths are predicted over the course of the next 40 years. DANNY DORLING and STUART GIETEL-BASTEN investigate the possible reasons behind the drop". The Journal (Newcastle, UK). February 28, 2018 Wednesday.

"Why life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 podcast". Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network). February 7, 2018 Wednesday.

Tom Hancock "Chinese births fall despite law change; Fertility". Financial Times (London, England). January 19, 2018 Friday.

"Life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 - why?". Phil's Stock World. December 12, 2017 Tuesday.

Tim Worstall. "We agree that falling life expectancy is an economic problem - just a different one". Adam Smith Institute Blog. December 3, 2017 Sunday.

"Multi-pronged strategy needed to tackle city's labor-shortage crisis". China Daily (Hong Kong Edition). November 30, 2017 Thursday.

Madhurima Nundy. "China's One- or Two-child Policy: A Narrow Path". Economic & Political Weekly. October 15, 2016.

ChinaPolicyInstituteBlog. "How China is rolling out the red carpet for couples who have more than one child". Hong Kong Free Press. April 10, 2016 Sunday.

The Nation. "Two-child policy alone cannot fix China's ageing problem". The Nation (Thailand). February 12, 2016 Friday.

The Canberra Times. "Experts exploding population myths". Canberra Times (Australia). November 14, 2015 Saturday.

Steven Erlanger. "State policies not enough to halt slide in birthrates; Social issues like support for mothers will play role in China, as in Europe". International New York Times. November 11, 2015 Wednesday.

Steven Erlanger. "As China Seeks More Births, Higher Limit May Not Be the Answer". The New York Times. November 10, 2015 Tuesday.

Jaylaxmi Trivedi. "China: One-Child Policy Not For Us". Health Aim. November 2, 2015 Monday.

Jornal O Globo. "A nova prole de mao". O Globo (Brazil). October 30, 2015 Friday.

Neil Connor. "Beijing ends one-child policy to combat ageing population". The Daily Telegraph (London). October 30, 2015 Friday.

Tom Phillips in Beijing. "'Two is too much trouble': will China's parents rush to have more children?; News that China is dropping its one-child policy is greeted with elation at Beijing's maternity hospital, but some fear the cost of a second baby is too much". The Guardian. October 30, 2015 Friday.

Tom Phillips in Beijing. "China ends one-child policy after 35 years; Government to allow all couples to have two children as 'response to an ageing population' and amid concerns over economy". The Guardian. October 29, 2015 Thursday.

Tom Phillips in Beijing. "China abandons one-child policy after 35 years; Strict family planning rule to be relaxed allowing couples to have two children, though no timeframe set for replacement policy's implementation". The Guardian. October 29, 2015 Thursday. 

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