[12 Gauge Mossberg]

China's population will do that country in. The ratio of men to women are more than 5 to 1. So whatever happens there economically will have a short-term effect.

No nation can survive when it kills off its infant girls and cannot sustain sensible reproduction.

[wideawake]

The ratio of men to women are more than 5 to 1.

That's wildly inaccurate.

Among Chinese age 0-14 (the age group most thoroughly impacted by the one child policy) the percentage of males is 53%. In the US it's 51%.

In terms of demographics this is an enormous difference and has a real social impact on China (that's almost 20 million men, or the whole population of New York state, without realistic marriage prospects).

But the ratio of 5 to 1, or 83% male is way, way off base.

[valkyrieanne]

The ratio of men to women are more than 5 to 1.

Hardly. The ratio at birth is about 1.09 males per 1 female. Other estimates put it as high as 1.18 males per every female.