China needs to be rid of about three quarters of a billion people; COVID 19 was a failed attempt to accomplish that. It did succeed in devastating world economies to China’s benefit.
China has a negative birth rate, one of the oldest populations on the planet besides Japan and SK and they are going to be halved in population in 50 years. China is desperate for families to have more babies.
Countries with no young population die.
Japan has 11 million empty homes, more than all of Australia and their home prices and economy is imploding. Japan is older the China and China see what is happening there.