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  2. One-child policy - Wikipedia

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    The one-child policy (Chinese: 一孩政策; pinyin: yī hái zhèngcè) was a population planning initiative in China implemented between 1979 and 2015 to curb the country's population growth by restricting many families to a single child.

  3. Family planning policies of China - Wikipedia

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    The one-child policy had various exemptions, including twins, rural families who could have more children due to the necessities of farm work, and ethnic minorities. [20]: 58 The strict limitation of one child applied to approximately 35% of China's population. [22]: 63 The 1980 Marriage Law described birth planning as a national duty.

  4. Female infanticide in China - Wikipedia

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    Early in the 1980s, senior officials became increasingly concerned with reports of abandonment and female infanticide by parents desperate for a son. In 1984, the government attempted to address the issue by adjusting the one-child policy. Couples whose first child is a girl are allowed to have a second child. [4] Even when exceptions were made ...

  5. China’s one-child policy hangover: Scarred women dismiss ...

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    Over 30 years of China’s one-child policy, an estimated 20 million baby girls “disappeared” due to sex-selective abortions or infanticide, according to Li Shuzhuo, director of the Center for ...

  6. Category:One-child policy - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 8 December 2024, at 05:47 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Childbirth in China - Wikipedia

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    However, due to longstanding government pressure to reduce fertility and the economic barriers to child-rearing, including the lack of sufficient childcare, many Chinese women express a desire to only have one child, despite the changes in policy. [16] The lasting effects of China's family planning policies remain hotly debated.

  8. Demographics of China - Wikipedia

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    The one-child policy enjoyed much greater success in urban than in rural areas. Even without state intervention, there were compelling reasons for urban couples to limit the family to a single child. Raising a child required a significant portion of family income, and in the cities a child did not become an economic asset until he or she ...

  9. ‘Stonewalling’ Review: China’s One-Child Policy Clashes with ...

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