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China allows three children in major policy shift

On: May 31, 2021

China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit which has failed to lead to a sustained upsurge in births. The cost of raising children in cities has deterred many Chinese couples. The latest move was approved by President Xi Jinping at a meeting ofContinue Reading

China’s five-year plan proposal stresses eugenics in birth policy, says expert

By: Matters India

On: November 13, 2020

In: International

Rome: The Chinese government’s latest five-year plan proposal contains a birth policy with an emphasis on eugenics, a China scholar said this week. China, known for its decades-long one-child policy, is now looking to counter its ageing population by encouraging Chinese women to have more babies — but only certainContinue Reading