Ling Wang
is a researcher and writer whose work focuses on population policy, fertility, and reproductive ethics. She previously worked as a senior journalist at China Business News (Yicai), where she reported extensively on China’s population policies and their social and ethical consequences.

Research
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Demographic Transition & the Low-Fertility Crisis
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Fertility Ethics & Reproductive Culture
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China’s Policy Legacy & Global Implications
Writing
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Journalism on China’s PopulationAn Investigation into 150 Million Only Children in China. China Business News, October 27, 2015.
China Accelerates the Implementation of the Universal Two-Child Policy. China Business News, July 22, 2015.
A Decade of Post-Holiday Labor Shortages: The Challenges of Incomplete Urbanization in China. China Business News, February 2012.
Demographic Structural Tensions Behind China’s Labor Shortage. China Business News, April 27, 2012.
Investigating the Second-Child Policy Pilot in Yicheng: Why Population Declined Instead of Rising. China Business News, April 2012.
The ‘Missing Girls’: An Investigation into China’s Gender Imbalance. China Business News, June 2011.
Low Fertility in Jiangsu: Why People Are Reluctant to Have More Children. China Business News, April 2011.
Planning for an Aging China. China Business News, November 15, 2010.Essays & CommentaryNine Misconceptions About China’s Population. China Business News, October 2015
Hidden Truths Revealed by China’s Population Data. China Business News, September 2015
Interview with a Demographer: Alarming Ultra-Low Fertility Intentions in Urban and Rural China. China Business News, April 2011Research Writing“Choosing Between God’s Will and the Law: A Study of Chinese Christians’ Dilemma Over Fertility Desires and Behaviors.” In Shades of Gray in the Changing Religious Market , 280–298, 2021.
Book
Behind the One-child policy stand living men and women, trembling decisions, families reshaped by fear, silence, or resistance.
This book is not a theoretical study. It is a narrative witness.

Public Engagement & Media
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Scholarly Dialogues & Interviews
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