China moves to end two-child limit, finishing decades of family planning
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 () (CNN)The Chinese government could be moving to end birth restrictions, amid growing concerns over an aging population and a dropping birth rate. Under current family planning rules, the majority of Chinese couples are limited to two children, following an easing of the country's notorious "one-child policy" in 2016. These restrictions now look set to be further relaxed under a new draft reform to the country's Civil Code, potentially allowing families to have multiple children for the first time in decades. According to a brief statement released Tuesday by the National People's Congress, the new revised code "will no longer retain the relevant content of family planning." The revised code...
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 ()
(CNN)The Chinese government could be moving to end birth restrictions, amid growing concerns over an aging population and a dropping birth rate. Under current family planning rules, the majority of Chinese couples are limited to two children, following an easing of the country's notorious "one-child policy" in 2016. These restrictions now look set to be further relaxed under a new draft reform to the country's Civil Code, potentially allowing families to have multiple children for the first time in decades. According to a brief statement released Tuesday by the National People's Congress, the new revised code "will no longer retain the relevant content of family planning." The revised code...