China is aging very rapidly, and its working-age population will begin to shrink within a few years. Relaxing the one-child policy might have some positive impact in the very long run, but China is already past the tipping point, pushed there by the combined effect of gender imbalance and a very skewed age structure.
这样的变迁对全球劳动力供给具有重要影响。中国正在迅速老龄化，其工作年龄人口将在数年内开始下跌。放松独生子女政策或许可以在超长期产生积极影响，但中国已经度过了转折点，原因就是性别失衡和极度扭曲的年龄结构的共同影响。