China to begin two-child policy
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China to begin two-child policy
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Re: China to begin two-child policy
#2This link has a bit more information: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-11/15/c_1328919...
(Yes, it's from a couple of years ago, but it describes China's thinking).
Re: China to begin two-child policy
#3This link has a bit more information: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-11/15/c_1328919... (Yes, it's from a couple of years ago, but it describes China's thinking).
"China will loosen its decades-long one-child population policy, allowing couples to have two children if one of them is an only child, according to a key decision issued on Friday by the Communist Party of China (CPC)."
So there are still rules, just not as stringent.
Re: China to begin two-child policy
#4This link has a bit more information: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-11/15/c_1328919... (Yes, it's from a couple of years ago, but it describes China's thinking).
"China will loosen its decades-long one-child population policy, allowing couples to have two children if one of them is an only child, according to a key decision issued on Friday by the Communist Party of China (CPC)." So there are still rules, just not as stringent.
More specifically, for the 37% of the population which was affected by the one-child policy, the number has moved from one to two.
Re: China to begin two-child policy
#5This link has a bit more information: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-11/15/c_1328919... (Yes, it's from a couple of years ago, but it describes China's thinking).
> allowing couples to have two children if one of them is an only child
> To ensure coordinated economic and social development, the population size for China should be kept at about 1.5 billion, said Guo, citing the results of a study sponsored by the State Council, China's cabinet.
> China should keep its total fertility rate at around 1.8, and the current rate is between 1.5 to 1.6, allowing the country to maneuver its population policy, according to Guo.
It seems like the aim is for a long-term stable demography. Ensuring the working population doesn't fall too much, for example.
Re: China to begin two-child policy
#6Middle-class in China is going to be fascinating to watch as it consumes all resources.
(four times the entire population of the USA for perspective)
I guess the logic is it will help their economy?
Re: China to begin two-child policy
#7This has been expected for a while.
Hopefully it can help address the increasing gender imbalance. It has reached 6:5 male to female births, resulting in huge numbers of Chinese men who cannot find marriage partners.
Re: China to begin two-child policy
#8Need more of them to make iPhones.
Re: China to begin two-child policy
#9Overpopulation is an interesting problem, it exponentially affects every other problem we have -- some balance will have to be found between ultimately telling people they can't kids or maintaining that those people have autonomy over their own lives and can make such a decision. I don't know what the solution is - perhaps making the developing world developed as fast as possible.
Re: China to begin two-child policy
#10This has been expected for a while. Hopefully it can help address the increasing gender imbalance. It has reached 6:5 male to female births, resulting in huge numbers of Chinese men who cannot find marriage partners.
Sounds like a great opportunity to create service like Uber, but with wives