Wednesday, January 21, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 15:51) China’s Is Facing a Demographic Catastrophe: China’s Birthrate Is Dropping Fast China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949 by The New York Times (Alexandra Stevenson) China’s Birthrate Sinks to Record Low by The Wall Street Journal (Hannah Miao) China’s birth rate fell to a record low last year despite attempts to boost it by NPR (Anthony Kuhn) Part II (15:51 – 19:28) China Puts a Heavy Tax on Condoms: The CCP is Trying Anything toIncrease the Birthrate, And It’s Not Working Part III (19:28 – 21:32) Secularism and the Decline of the Birthrate: When Belief in God Goes Away, So Do the Babies Part IV (21:32 – 26:45) Will the DSM Add Postpartum Depression as a Diagnosis? There are Big Issues Behind This Consideration Will ‘Psychiatry’s Bible’ Add a Postpartum Psychosis Diagnosis?