An editorial by a state-run news outlet had asked the members of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) to shoulder the responsibility of the dwindling population and told them that they should be “obliged” to have at least three children.

To tackle declining birth rate, Chinese editorial tells Communist members to have ‘at least 3 kids’

China is so much in the news for the wrong reasons, such as its military stand-off with India or glossing over the origin of coronavirus, that the ruling Communist Party’s announcement on May 31 allowing couples to have three children has not drawn the attention it deserves for its implications.

ON THE MARGIN: China struggling to make more babies

Shares in Chinese toy makers, diaper producers and companies that make infant food surged for a consecutive second day on Tuesday, benefitting from the country’s new three-child policy.

China's new three-child policy boosts shares in toy, diaper makers