1 Hour Documentary

Taiwan is facing a crisis – one in every six couples will suffer from infertility, the phenomenon of low birth rate in Taiwan is now the world’s most serious. In 2011 Taiwan’s total fertility rate will be less than 1, that is, each woman over her lifetime will have less than one child on average. Sixty years ago, the average per woman will give birth to seven children. Why has fertility declined so rapidly? What is the cause of fertility drop? If Taiwan does not deal with this probem as soon as possible, the whole country’s culture, society and economy could be seriously threatened.  What measures will the people of Taiwan take?

First Broadcast on Discovery Taiwan 24th April 2011 21:00