China's aging population and smaller workforce to weigh on economic growth - Moody's

It goes without saying that Japan is the leading example in this space and China is also looking to go down that path. In fact, so are a lot of countries. But when you have been on the path of surging economic growth over the past two decades, this sort of reality check will be painful and even more so as Xi is trying to solidify his legacy as China's one and only leader. From before:

• China reportedly to gradually raise retirement age to cope with aging population
• China's population fell last year - the first time since 1961
• This is a scary chart for China