China targets Muslim women in push to suppress births in Xinjiang
China targets Muslim women in push to suppress births in Xinjiang
- May 10, 2021
- Wang Feng, sociology, The New York Times, Yahoo News, DNYUZ, May 10, 2021
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The sharp drop in birthrates in the region was “shocking” and clearly in part a result of the campaign to tighten enforcement of birth control policies, said Wang Feng, a professor of sociology and expert in Chinese population policies at University of California, Irvine. But other factors could include a fall in the number of women of childbearing age, later marriages and postponed births, he said.
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