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China will continue to have a relatively abundant workforce, and sustained efforts will be made to foster a fertility-friendly society, Health Minister Lei Haichao said on Monday.
国家卫生健康委主任雷海潮周一表示，我国劳动力供给总量仍将保持相对充裕，将持续推进生育友好型社会建设。

Although China's total population has declined for four consecutive years, the country is still home to 1.405 billion people and will remain a major population power for years to come, Lei said during a news conference held by the State Council Information Office.
雷海潮在国务院新闻办公室举行的新闻发布会上说，虽然我国总人口已连续四年下降，但人口总量仍有 14.05 亿，未来较长时期仍将保持人口大国地位。

With more than 10 million students enrolling in colleges and universities each year — a sign of expanding access to higher education, Lei said the nation is building a growing workforce of highly skilled workers.
雷海潮表示，我国每年高校入学新生超千万，体现高等教育普及水平持续提升，正在持续壮大高技能人才队伍。

Meanwhile, the annual number of newborns has held at about 8 million, despite an overall downward trend.
与此同时，虽然新生儿数量整体呈下行趋势，但每年新生儿数量稳定在 800 万左右。

"Compared with other developed and developing countries, the number of nations with this level of births is still very small, so China will still have a relatively ample labor force in the future," he said.
他说：“对比其他发达国家和发展中国家，能维持这一出生规模的国家为数不多，我国未来劳动力供给仍相对充裕。”

Lei stressed that China will continue to roll out fertility-friendly measures to ease the burden of giving birth to, raising, and educating children.
雷海潮强调，我国将持续出台生育支持举措，减轻生育、养育、教育负担。

So far, more than 30 million families have benefited from the fertility subsidy policy launched last year.
自去年出台生育补贴政策以来，已有超过 3000 万户家庭从中受益。

Over the next five years, he said more efforts will be made to integrate nursery and kindergarten care services and to support communities and employers in setting up nursery care facilities, so that residents can access such services more conveniently and at an affordable price.
他表示，未来五年，我国将进一步推进托幼一体化服务建设，支持社区和用人单位兴办托育设施，让群众能够便捷、普惠地获得托育服务。

It is also important to promote a positive view on marriage and fertility, he added.
他补充说，积极倡导婚恋观、生育观同样重要。

workforce /ˈwɜːkfɔːs/n. 劳动力，劳动人口
fertility /fəˈtɪləti/n. 生育；生育率
consecutive /kənˈsekjətɪv/adj. 连续的
nursery /ˈnɜːsəri/n. 托儿所，托育机构