one-child policy

  • POPULATION CONTROL: China unveils new policy measures to boost birth support

    China on Monday introduced a series of new birth support policies aimed at building a society more conducive to raising children, as the nation confronts profound demographic challenges posed by its rapidly aging population. A directive from the State Council outlines 13 targeted measures to enhance childbirth support services, expand child care systems, strengthen support…

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  • Chinese parents have been facing dual trauma of financial and emotional devastation due to the country’s one-child policy, revealed a new study on parental grief. Lihong Shi in CNA highlighted that a child’s death is devastating to all parents. But for Chinese parents, losing an only child can add financial ruin to emotional devastation. From…

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