Huge population in China, India is a strong internal driving force for economic development: foreign ministry
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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Tuesday that "both China and India are populous countries, which have a strong internal driving force for economic development."

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Wang made the remarks when asked to comment on the fact that India will surpass China to become the world's most populous country.

UN's report shows that India's population stands at 1.412 billion last year, compared to China's 1.411 billion at the end of 2022. India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous country.

"Both China and India enjoy large population with large labor force and domestic market," Wang said. "The two countries must take advantage of demographic dividend, in order to benefit their people and the whole world."

(Compiled by Zheng Yueyun)