Day: October 17, 2026

On October 13, 2026, authorities announced that Huang Qifan, the former mayor of Chongqing, China, was under investigation. The veteran financial technocrat continued giving speeches across China after retirement and became a celebrity economist online. The reasons for his downfall remain unclear.

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The report explains how such a steep decline could happen within 74 years, a period approaching an average human lifespan. As people age and die, the population can shrink rapidly if births remain too low to replace them. Still, Yi’s projection of 320 million depends on a specific starting population and fertility trends. It is not a certain outcome.

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According to China’s Ministry of Education, the number of college graduates in 2026 is expected to reach a record 12.7 million, about 480,000 more than in 2025. Including unemployed graduates from previous years and students returning from overseas, the total number of job seekers is expected to double.

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Trump wants American factory jobs back. In China, “dark factories” run with the lights off and a fraction of the workers. CNN’s Mike Valerio takes our hosts inside a factory that hardly needs humans.

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