The one-child policy, officially the family planning policy, is the population control policy of the People's Republic of China. The one-child policy states that each couple to only have one child, though some consider the term "one-child" to be a misnomer, as the policy allowes many exceptions. This policy was introduced in 1979 to alleviate social, economic and environmental problems in China. After the introduction of the policy, the fertility rate in China fell from 2.63 births per woman in 1980 to 1.61 in 2009. However, this policy is controversial both within and outside China because of the manner in which the one-child policy has been implemented, and because of concerns about negative social consequences. The policy has been implicated in an increase in forced abortions, female infanticide, and underreporting of female births, has been suggested as a possible cause behind China's sex imbalance. From this, I can infer that China's one-child policy has a negative impact on the Society of China. Whether this will change, only time will tell.
-Ian (26)
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