China’s economy isn’t generating enough well-paid jobs, putting prospective parents off from having children.
School children play in a park in Suzhou, China. Credit: Depositphotos
During the summer, one would expect mothers of rising sixth-graders to try to make whatever time they get to spend with their children as fun and relaxing as possible. Unfortunately, this is not the case in China, where mothers of rising middle-schoolers, and the children themselves, must wear themselves out in the summer months preparing for the coming academic year.
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