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> 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
by Natanael_L 11y ago
> 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.
- baldfat 11y agoGender bias for one child must be one big influence. > there will be 30 million more men than women in 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy#Sex-based_birth_rate_disparity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy#Sex-based_bir... It was against the law to find the gender of your child in China because if given the option many people wanted boys and would abort.
- akshat_h 11y agoIt might have been a big influence, but I am not entirely sure this will help. Similar issues exist in India without any limit, just because of the cost of raising children.