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China Announces Birth-Rate Boosting Measures Including Free Pre-School Education, Some Say More Needs to be Done
By Shotaro Demizu / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
20:00 JST, August 16, 2025
SHENYANG, China — The Chinese government has announced plans to gradually make pre-school education free of charge and provide childcare subsidies, in an effort to reduce the burden on the child-rearing generation and improve the birth rate, which has undergone a period of significant decline.
Some companies seemingly view the subsidies as an opportunity to raise prices of their baby products, leading to call for more comprehensive measures.
According to an announcement by the Chinese government, tuitions fees for older students at public kindergartens will be waived from the start of the coming academic year this autumn. Private kindergartens also plan to reduce fees........
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