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Taiwan's birth rate projections 'too optimistic,' minister concedes

03/16/2026 04:55 PM
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The birth rate projections Taiwan's government made in a 2024 population report were "too optimistic," the National Development Council (NDC) admitted Monday, after births in the country fell to an all-time low last year.


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