Xinhua: Beijing Population Falls for First Time in 20 Years

The population of China's capital, Beijing, fell for the first time in two decades in 2017, the official Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, citing official data.    The number of permanent residents reached 21.707 million last year, 22,000 fewer than the previous year, Xinhua said.    The number of people in the city's six urban districts fell 3 percent from 2016 to 2017, the Xinhua report said, citing the city's People's...

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