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re: Chinese dissedent says China's population is actually under 500M, not 1.4B

Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:12 pm to
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
25667 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:12 pm to
Here’s the important thing in this discussion. We already know what the number is NOT. Whatever China says it is.

They simply lie about EVERYTHING. If they say it. It’s a lie lol
Posted by HagaDaga
Member since Oct 2020
7816 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:52 pm to
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Meanwhile India's population is probably 3x what they say it is

Gawd...and we keep letting them dump their shite on us too. Infuriating how we aren't cracking down more on them coming here.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:53 pm to
Devils advocate. Why are they sure it was correct in 1950?
Posted by I20goon
about 7mi down a dirt road
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:54 pm to
quote:

Chinese dissedent says China's population is actually under 500M, not 1.4B
that's a crazy assertion.

It's even crazier if it were to be true.
Posted by bignuss18
Member since Sep 2025
806 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:08 pm to
US is closer to 350-375mm with illegals. There’s probably 10 million alone completely off the radar and untraceable
This post was edited on 1/11/26 at 10:09 pm
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:15 pm to
^
Posted by Ceazar
Member since Mar 2025
359 posts
Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:49 pm to
Also, the immgration numbers since 1950 are:

around 1 million or <0.1% of the population

Therefore immigration numbers are a non-factor in estimating China’s total population increase since 1950.
This post was edited on 1/11/26 at 10:52 pm
Posted by texn
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:58 pm to
Posted by rocksteady
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:05 am to
quote:

Always felt it was under 1b


I love this comment so much
Posted by PonchaTiger
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:06 am to
I personally find people with an ax to grind super reliable sources of information.
Posted by keks tadpole
Yellow Leaf Creek
Member since Feb 2017
8688 posts
Posted on 1/12/26 at 5:11 am to
As a result of one-child and its skewed M/F ratio I figured in the not so far future one “worker” has to create GDP to support four elders and six children to keep the country fed.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 5:13 am to
Might help explain those massive modern cities that are just sitting there, virtually empty.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
24206 posts
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:14 am to
The video did miss on avg age of death though, in that when your population lives longer you don’t have to necessarily have more kids to increase the population. China may habe 4-5 generations living now compared to 1940s when they may habe avgd 2-3, due to avg age of death increase drastically.

I also agree with the above, how do we know the 500 mil people was correct in 1950? Although without modern cities and building ability like sky scrapers, it does seem unlikely they had more than 500 mil people as there really no photos of vast cities filled with people back then
Posted by LB84
Member since May 2016
4526 posts
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:23 am to
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The U.S. is at 330+ million or whatever and their country is close enough to the same size and they have tons of cities and they live extremely close together in tiny apartments. I could see 1.4 bil being way off but 500 mil seems way too low.




They barely live in 60% of their country.

US population is spread over 2 coasts and has decent population pockets in the middle of the country as well.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 6:24 am
Posted by leeman101
Huntsville, AL
Member since Aug 2020
2644 posts
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:29 am to
I remember they said you could form a line of Chinese five abreast and march them in to the ocean and the line would never end.
Posted by Reubaltaich
A nation under duress
Member since Jun 2006
5539 posts
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:30 am to
I have no idea BUT I seem to remember reading somewhere that the Rooskies believed the number was somewhere between 700-800 million.

Who knows
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 6:34 am
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
12662 posts
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:34 am to
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Might help explain those massive modern cities that are just sitting there, virtually empty.


Central planning at its finest.

Build, build, for what will come and build again if not fulfilled.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
38706 posts
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:20 am to
The syastem is set up for population numbers to be inflated as that is how funds are often dispersed
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
20383 posts
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:22 am to
The Kama Sutra’s are multiplying much faster.
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