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Entries by Yanan Zhang
(4 entries)


Is Romance and Falling in Love Generally for the Young?

On Valentine’s Day 2023, the Institute of Population Ageing held a debate on whether romance and falling in love were generally experienced by the young. Haoyu Suo and Pianpian Zhao responded...


The development of public health insurance schemes in China

Over the past two decades, the Chinese government has launched a series of reforms to improve the accessibility of healthcare services. This blog entry briefly surveys the history of the developmen...


Inequalities in the Gendered Provision of Eldercare in Modernising China

China is a patrilinear society profoundly influenced by Confucian norms, where caring for older parents has traditionally been seen as the responsibility of sons and daughters-in-law. However, an i...


Why didn’t the abolition of the One-Child Policy in China increase the fertility rate?

Responding to a dramatic decrease in the birth rate, the Chinese government announced on 31st May 2021 that couples would be permitted to have up to three children. This change follows the relaxati...