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China’s population isn’t stable. Every single Han majority state has below replacement fertility, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong King, Macau and China proper. The pos
by barry-cotter 8y ago
China’s population isn’t stable. Every single Han majority state has below replacement fertility, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong King, Macau and China proper.
The post WW2 history of Taiwan strongly suggests that the one child policy was unnecessary. It was brutal, evil and unnecessary.
- ElBarto 8y agoChina's population doubled in 50 years. It is estimated that the One Child policy prevented 400+ million extra increase. It's not possible to draw equivalence between Taiwan and the mainland. The mainland's population exploded after WWII. It has more than doubled since 1950. Using words like 'evil' is emotional, not rational.
- tremon 8y agoGiven the issues we can attribute (at least in part) to overpopulation, why would an at-or-above replacement rate be intrinsically more stable?
- screye 8y agoBeing below replacement rate completely destroys the way our taxation and welfare systems are built. Both rely on having more people contributing taxes than there are leeching off of them. In the 1 child policy, 1 working person is suddenly responsible for the welfare of 2 retirees. Welfare systems would collapse, unless it was rethought from ground up.