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What was the large family policy? I know about the one-child policy, but I don't think people needed a policy to have large families, it used to be the norm bac
by themacguffinman 1y ago
What was the large family policy? I know about the one-child policy, but I don't think people needed a policy to have large families, it used to be the norm back then even outside of China.
- trollbridge 1y agoIt was part of the Great Leap Forward. See "Background" under https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy In short, Mao Zedong thought that having a big population would lead to a stronger state. Keep in mind this is the same guy who declared war on sparrows as being "capitalist birds".