This is ridiculous. China is not transparent, and always downplays. If they are saying a 100 million decline, it must be a lot more.
They’re not saying a 100 million decline, Peter Zeihan is. Whether he’s right or not, I have no idea.
From the excerpt:
“The crux of his prediction lies in his assertion that China has misrepresented its population numbers, leading him to estimate that the country’s actual population is lower by 100 million than what the government has officially reported.”