THE VIDEO SHELF · china demographics
Demographic Collapse — China's Reckoning (Part 1)
PolyMatter's first part of a series on China's demographic collapse, covering the effects of the one-child policy, shrinking workforce and economic consequences.
Why HN readers recommended it
Offered as a starter for people wanting to understand China's demographic crisis and how it threatens economic growth.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- PolyMatter
- Topic
- china demographics
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Of relevance is this video[1] discussing a demographic crisis in China caused from their one-child policy that will lead to significant economic issues in the coming decades, much like how Japan is having issues. There's a good chance this will limit their growth. [1] [VIDEO]
TheAdamAndChe on Hacker News · 2021-04
In How Western Civilisation Could CollapseI've recently been really digging in on China, and the more I read / learn, the less threatening (not evil, the CCP is certainly plenty evil) I perceive them. A starter on this is the three part polymatter series. 1) China has a monster of …
anm89 on Hacker News · 2021-10
In China's Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan
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