China News Service, Beijing, January 20 (Reporter Li Chun) Song Jian, deputy director of the Population and Development Research Center of Renmin University of China, said in Beijing on the 20th that China's population is very large, and it is impossible to copy the experience of other countries in dealing with low fertility rates. , to take measures in line with national conditions and explore their own experience.

　　On the same day, the National Health Commission of China held a regular press conference.

Song Jian said at the meeting that in recent years, China's fertility rate has declined rapidly. In particular, the decline in the total fertility rate of the first child has offset the effect of the increase in the total fertility rate of the second child. The result of the combined influence of factors such as the impact of the epidemic.

　　The demographer pointed out that whether the downward trend of births can be smoothed in the future depends on whether the fertility rate can be improved.

This requires speeding up the construction of a birth support policy system, alleviating the pressure faced by the people, promoting age-appropriate marriage and childbearing, and boosting fertility levels.

　　The declining birth population that China is currently facing is also a problem that many countries in Europe, Japan and South Korea have encountered.

Is the experience of relevant countries in dealing with low fertility rates worth learning from?

Are these experiences in line with China's national conditions?

　　Song Jian said that at present, most countries and regions in the world are facing the challenge of low fertility rate, and they have also taken various measures to deal with them. In general, they can be roughly divided into three categories:

　　The first category is time support, including maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave and other related leave systems; the second category is financial support, including allowances for children, families and various care allowances for parents, as well as tax relief policies; The third category is service support, including community kindergartens, public childcare institutions, home help, after-school care, and more.

　　Song Jian said that these countries took measures at different times and in different degrees of combination.

Due to the different economic, political and cultural backgrounds of different countries, the focus of policies adopted is different, and the effects are also different.

If we can learn from China, we can find that policies to promote gender equality, balance work-family conflicts, and promote family development are all helpful in raising fertility levels.

　　She also pointed out that China's population is very large, and China also has its own unique national conditions, and some experiences cannot be copied.

"We have to take measures that are in line with national conditions, especially to explore our own experiences from a local perspective." (End)