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neaden 2 hours ago

TBF the entire Western Hemisphere is about the population of China, so it's actually far far worse.

aleph_minus_one 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It is quite unclear how big China's population really is; see for example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFbMWq-xvXU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymmaYswXm78

jama211 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

Youtube videos are always a poor quality source - the UN doesn’t accept China’s numbers exactly but they believe the total number is broadly correct due to cross referenced data, and expert independent demographers largely agree. The figure of 1.4 billion is likely within the ballpark and the idea that this is off by hundreds of millions is considered a fairly fringe theory, almost a conspiracy theory.