As China lifts one-child policy, many Chinese respond with snark (Audio)
As China lifts one-child policy, many Chinese respond with snark (Audio)
- October 30, 2015
- Wang Feng, sociology professor, is featured by NPR Oct. 30, 2015
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From NPR:
Wang Feng, a University of California, Irvine sociologist who studies China's population
policies, says …. "I think the message people are sending out it is: 'look, you guys,
the policy makers, are so out of touch with the Chinese public.'" Wang says it's a
miracle such a controversial policy could stay in place for 35 years.
For the full story, please visit http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/30/453072703/as-china-lifts-one-child-policy-many-chinese-respond-with-snark.
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