> China’s one child policy was mainly about population control but also had a eugenics component to it as well That seems like a ludicrous leap to jump to. Su

> China’s one child policy was mainly about population control but also had a eugenics component to it as well That seems like a ludicrous leap to jump to. Surely some far more obvious reasons are: better educated people are better able to judge whether they can afford to look after a child; people in skilled professions earn more money, and are more likely to afford to look after a child.