Declining demographics is not only a problem in China, but many countries in the world. Japan's government policies, for example, have had limited success. htt

Declining demographics is not only a problem in China, but many countries in the world. Japan's government policies, for example, have had limited success. https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/case-study/tackling-declining-birth-rate-japan/ https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/case-study/tackling-de... China's backtrack is also reminiscent of Singapore's campaigns, which also had problems raising its fertility rate after its "Stop-at-Two" campaign in the 60s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_planning_in_Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_planning_in_Singapo... A side effect of encouraging more births in a patriarchal society such as China will be fewer selective female abortions.