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That's true, but the one child policy has backed them into a corner. A society that is unwilling to replace itself will inevitably decline.
by imtringued 7mo ago
That's true, but the one child policy has backed them into a corner.
A society that is unwilling to replace itself will inevitably decline.
- swiftcoder 7mo ago> the one child policy has backed them into a corner A policy that ended a decade ago, and was only ever marginally successful (even at the height of the restrictions their birth rate was nearer 1.4 than 1.0)
- ralferoo 7mo agoThe one child policy was only for cities anyway. Agricultural areas were permitted, even encouraged, to have more children. There were other exceptions, like twins (obviously), if the first baby was disabled, etc. Later on, couples were allowed two children if both parents came from single-child families.
- defrost 7mo agoThe policy in place for 36 years, that ended 11 years ago had pros and cons, but it hasn't backed them into a corner of inevitable decline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy