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Thing of note should be that the One-Child policy itself actually has many supporters in China with 76% of people approving of it in 2008 in a Pew Global Survey
by forkLding 8y ago
Thing of note should be that the One-Child policy itself actually has many supporters in China with 76% of people approving of it in 2008 in a Pew Global Survey, they likely saw it as necessary as anybody in China can attest to the fact that cities in China are overpopulated even under One-Child Policy. The survey I've cited is below and the finding is in the Additional Findings section.
http://www.pewglobal.org/2008/07/22/the-chinese-celebrate-their-roaring-economy-as-they-struggle-with-its-costs/ http://www.pewglobal.org/2008/07/22/the-chinese-celebrate-th...
- schuke 8y agoIt’s like they are also likely to genuinely support the Communist Party. Propaganda works.
- nine_k 8y agoNot just propaganda. Likely there's no one else serious to support, and supporting a fringe group is outright dangerous.
- nradov 8y agoAnd yet China also has entire "ghost cities" which are underpopulated. https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2019/02/17/chinas-top-problem-isnt-the-trade-war/#2e4b2627ecfc https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2019/02/17/c...