China lifts one-child policy amid worries over graying population
China lifts one-child policy amid worries over graying population
- October 29, 2015
- Wang Feng, sociology professor, is featured in The Washington Post and Miami Herald Oct. 29, 2015
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From The Washington Post:
Experts on Chinese affairs, including Wang Feng at the University of California, Irvine,
have long warned that the country was heading towards a “demographic precipice” that
could even challenge the legitimacy of Communist Party rule. … “This really marks
a historic point to end one of the most controversial and costly policies in human
history,” he said.
For the full story, please visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-lifts-one-child-policy-amid-worries-of-graying-population/2015/10/29/207fc0e6-7e2b-11e5-beba-927fd8634498_story.html.
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