China plans to end all birth restrictions, says report
China plans to end all birth restrictions, says report
- May 22, 2018
- Wang Feng, sociology, via Inkstone, May 22, 2018
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Wang Feng, a sociology professor at the University of California Irvine, said removing limits now will have “zero impact” on helping to raise fertility rates, because people were reluctant to have even a second child. He suggests that it’s more of a political decision to scrap all birth limits as it benefits the government to avert international criticism.
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