epa10802322 A child plays a game featuring Japanese fictional character 'Ultraman' at a mall in Beijing, China, 16 August 2023. China's fertility rate dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022 from data released by China's Population and Development Research Center. China, which has reported a decline in its population for the first time since 1961, has the lowest fertility rate among nations with a population exceeding 100 million such as Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. EPA/MARK R. CRISTINO
