China Delivers Three-Child Policy, but It’s Too Late for Many
Beijing is letting married couples have three children, but demographers say it would have had a bigger impact before the one-child mind-set took hold.
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Beijing is letting married couples have three children, but demographers say it would have had a bigger impact before the one-child mind-set took hold.
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