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China officially ended its one-child policy in 2015. Barring medical reasons, there was no reason for their daughter to be their only child.
by laughing_man 3mo ago
China officially ended its one-child policy in 2015. Barring medical reasons, there was no reason for their daughter to be their only child.
- Our_Benefactors 3mo agoIt’s been ended officially but due to social pressures to “put all your resources into one child” as the parents were accustomed to, having just one child is still a strong cultural factor. The CCP can’t just flip a switch and suddenly the whole culture aligns with having many children.
- Departed7405 3mo agoIn fact, China fertility rare went down no lower than 1.5 during the one-child policy. In 2024 however, it was 1.03 child/woman, and last year it sank to less than 1 child per woman. But of course there are huge disparities between cities and rural areas.