'Two is too much trouble': will China's parents rush to have more children?
'Two is too much trouble': will China's parents rush to have more children?
- October 30, 2015
- Wang Feng, sociology professor, is quoted by The Guardian Oct. 30, 2015
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From The Guardian:
Wang Feng, a sociologist and demographic expert from the University of California,
Irvine, said any baby boom would likely be short-lived – if it happened at all. Wang
said Beijing’s decision to abandon a 35-year-old policy that had become a political
liability showed “courage and wisdom”.
For the full story, please visit http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/30/two-is-too-much-trouble-china-parents-rush-more-children.
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