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I was under the impression the one child policy never applied in poor rural areas. If it was universally enforced I’d like to see an explanation for China’s pop
by TimPC 5y ago
I was under the impression the one child policy never applied in poor rural areas. If it was universally enforced I’d like to see an explanation for China’s population growth over a period where it would have experienced a decline.
- riffraff 5y agoIf people don't die as early as before and you have few newborns you can still experience growth for a while.
- TimPC 5y agoI agree but definitely think 1979 to 2016 is longer than that while.
- woutr_be 5y agoIt generally wasn’t strictly enforced anyway, as in, if you had a second child, you could pay a fine, and legally register your child. And yes, it didn’t apply to rural areas as well. I had a friend in China who lived in Shenzhen and has 3 children, he essentially just payed two fines (not even sure how much it was).
- axiosgunnar 5y agoMust give parents leverage when arguing with a child „I paid a 50000 yuan fine for you just so you could live! Now do your homework!“
- hutzlibu 5y agoI doubt that works. Every parent spends lots of money on their children. It should be a gift, not a dept.
- axiosgunnar 5y agoI thought it was obvious my comment was tongue-in-cheek :-)