Vasectomies are Hard To Get
China had notoriously been making it difficult for people to have kids up until they weren't able to sustain the birth rate. In 2021, the government decided to make it very difficult for men to get a vasectomy. You have to get the required permission from the county health department in order to be granted the operation.
Foreign Films
China has had a pretty intense ban on foreign films since 1994. They will only allow foreigners from Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Fox, Sony, and Universal to shoot in their country. In 1994, they allowed 39 productions to take place a year. Now, it's only 14.