Fertility
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Liang Jianzhang of Trip.com Urges More Babies with Drones: Mimicking Population Shifts of a Great Nation
In Chengdu, China, 4,000 drones created a “Starry Sky Story” showcasing the rise and fall of civilizations. Inspired by James Liang’s theories on population’s impact on nations, the performance highlighted the importance of generational knowledge transfer. Liang, a population economist and travel agency co-founder, advocates for policies to encourage childbirth, citing China’s abundance of production capacity but a shortage of children. He proposes governmental incentives to address this issue, aiming to boost fertility and consumer spending.