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there are 180 milion women aged 20-40. On Xi order they can give birth to 180 milion new Chinese citizens in 9 months. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101

• snovv_crash 4y ago
  Since we're talking about an amoral baby making law, the age bracket 16-36 is more realistic. Doesn't change much in terms of population, but also doesn't explain how it will be enforced. However this is just the beginning. After that, assuming worst case labour practices, you have another 10-15 years of supporting increasingly expensive unproductive citizens before they can even start to pay back the costs on society they incurred by being born. It's a long slow road...
  • adolph 4y ago
    As usual Neal Stephenson was ahead of the game. The plot to duplicate "A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" is facilitated by Confucians needing educational materials for vast numbers of girls (maybe clones?) being raised on nursery ships.
    • snovv_crash 4y ago
      They were unwanted daughters who were discarded by a society that wanted sons. (and yes Stephenson is a genius)
• bamboozled 4y ago
  The babies don't come out ready to work in factories and invade Taiwan.
  • slaw 4y ago
    That fortunately Xi cannot order.