> I don't know what the rural attitudes are, since I haven't talked with people in the countryside Rural families have largely been exempted from the one-child

> I don't know what the rural attitudes are, since I haven't talked with people in the countryside Rural families have largely been exempted from the one-child policy for a while now. This new development won't change anything for people living in the countryside. > I think China's demographic future looks a lot like South Korea's or Japan's Yeah, China already has an issue with a rapidly aging population. It's called the 4-2-1 problem (4 grandparents, 2 parents, 1 child). But this happens in most developed countries. For instance, the average age in the US would be much higher if it weren't for immigration. The native birth rate isn't very high.