in china it seems like somebody asked "What would encourage an individual to want to carry a child be a parent?"
providing autonomy and agency for the masses through the provision of associated material needs? that's an invitation to trouble!
in the US, to increase birth rates, we use a multipronged strategy:
create precarious economic conditions that push people into pairbonded couples to afford single-occupancy housing options
stigmatize/criminalize gender deviant behaviors
discourage larger communal living with zoning restrictions
restrict family planning tools to the wealthy
abysmal to non-existent sex education
in this way, there will be many "accidents" that must be carried to term by people with limited resources wracked with shame and guilt, pushing them into even more exploitative arrangements to sell their labor. additionally, the child services / support systems for adoption and foster have been subject to decades of austerity cuts, so the guilt of leaving a child in a "broken" system prevents many from surrendering custody. of course, healthy babies of light complexion are sought out by wealthy whites for rearing/indoctrinating.
There was just a news bit on the radio where they discussed how China's economy is predicted to slow down. Motherfuckers OUR economy is going into a panic/depression/recession/Whoopsy Daisy and you keep making predictions about the fall of China like you're a 40k techpriest praying to the computer before you turn it on ffs shut the fuck up about China you worthless fucking hacks
The American economy has crashed like 4 times while I've been alive, and I'm not even 30 yet. Even if China's economy slowed down or had a 2008 moment, it STILL would be better then America's.