China One Child Policy 3

PopulationandDevelopmentChina'sPopulation•Bytheendof1949541.67million.•byJune30,1953601.938million.(China'sfirstnationalcensus)•The2000census1.295billion.China'sone-childpolicyTheone-childpolicyreferstotheone-childlimitationonmostfamiliesinthepopulationcontrolpolicyofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(PRC).latemarriage•Mengetmarriedaftertheyreachtheageof25andwomenaftertheageof23,andthatwomenshouldreachtheageof24beforegivingbirthtotheirfirstchild.wideplannedspacingofbirth•Secondchildrenaresubjecttobirthspacing(atleast3years)Theone-childpolicypromotesone-childfamiliesandforbidscouplesfromhavingmorethanonechildinurbanareas.Parentswithmultiplechildrenaren'tgiventhesamebenefitsasparentsofonechild.Inmostcases,wealthyfamiliespayafeetothegovernmentinordertohavesecondchildren.fewerchildren•Theone-childpolicyhasbeenstronglyenforcedinurbanareas,buttheactualimplementationvariesfromlocationtolocation.Inmostruralareas,familiesareallowedtoapplytohaveasecondchildifthefirstisagirl,orhasaphysicaldisability,mentalillnessormentalretardation.Thepolicy’shistory:theslogan•ChinaNeedsFamilyPlanning•LateMarriageandChildbirthAreWorthy”•“HaveFewer,BetterChildrentoCreateProsperityfortheNextGeneration.”•Theone-childpolicyisstilltakenveryseriously.•InMarch2008,China’stoppopulationofficial—ZhangWeiqing,ministeroftheNationalPopulationandFamilyPlanningCommission—saidtheone-childpolicywillremaininplaceatleastuntil2018.ThePolicy•Advocatesdelayedmarriageanddelayedchildbearing•Advocatesfewerandhealthierbabies•AdvocatesonechildpercoupleExceptions•Ethnicminoritiesareformallyexcludedfromthepolicy•Ifbothparentsareonlychildrentheyareallowedtohavemorethanonechildprovidedthechildrenarespacedmorethan4years•FamilieswhohavechildrenwithmentalorphysicaldisabilitiesaresometimesallowedtohaveanotherchildFigure1.TotalFertilityRate(MeanNumberofChildrenBornperWoman)inChina,1969to2004.AdvantagesofOneChildPolicypromotingthepersonalqualities•AccordingtoChina'snationalconditions,onechildpolicynotonlycontrolofourpopulation,butalsoimprovethequalityofthepopulation,suchastheideologicalquality,physical,andculturalqualities.AfterChinesegovernmentdevelopeducation,thequalityofthepopulationimprovedsignificantly.rateofuniversalnine-yearscompulsaryeducationthecrudeofpopulationilliteracy199078.4%199015.88%200493.4%20048.33%differentleveleducationprimaryschooljuniorhighschoolsinorhighschooluniversityoccupyratein200430.44%36.93%12.59%5.42%Benefitsfortheonlychild.Firstly,theonechildpolicyimprovetheonlychild'sphysiologicalcondition.parentsdrawtheirattentiontotheonlychildandtrytheirbesttotakecareoftheirson/daughter.Astotheaspectofhereditaryfactor,theonlychildgetgoodgenesfromtheirparents.So,mostofthemhavehighintelligencequotient.Secondly,theonechildpolicymaketheonlychildsharefulloflovefromhis/herparents.Theonlychildrenliveinthecoreoftheirfamily,whichsharefulloflove.Itisbetterenvironmenttokids'development.Underthiscircumstance,theonlychild'sintelligence,emotion,individualismwillbefullydeveloped.Thirdly,theonechildpolicypromotetheleveloftheonlychild'seducation.Inthecity,therearemanyyoungparentshavehigheducationwhopaymuchattentiontotheirson/daughterinhis/hereducation.Theyarewillingtospendmoremoneyandtimetodeveloptheirkids'earlyeducation.What'smore,parentsexpecthisson/daughtertobecomesuccessful,sotheydotheirbesttocreatedifferentopportunityandconditionofstudytoeducatetheirkids.Benefitsforparents•Inthepast,mostfamilyhavemorethanonechild.theirparentsarenotonlybusywithworking,butalsoengagedinlookingaftertheirbabies.So,theparentsareverytiredeveryday.Ontheonehand,theyhavepressurefromworkandfamily;ontheotherhand,theyhaveburdenfromtheirkids,suchastuitionfee,education,livingexpensesandsoon.Butnow,mostparentsliveinthecityhaveonechild.Theyareintentonworking.Theyhaveenoughtimetotakecareofonechild.Eventheyhavealotofleisuretimetodosomethingwhattheywant.So,theydonothavemuchpressureandburden.maintainingsocialsecurity•AccordingtoChina'sNationalBureauofStatistics国统局datareleasedin2008,thepopulationofChinahasreduced400millionpeopleafterChinesegovernmentputthepolicyintopractise.ThispolicygreatlyrelievedtheemploymentpressureinChina,whichisthelargestpopulationcountryintheworld.So,thereislessunsafefactorinoursociety.Chinesegovernmenthaveplentyoftimetotakesomemeasurestodealwiththeproblemofemployment,medicaltreatmentandsocialinsurance.Thus,weliveinasteadilysocietywithlittleunsafefactors.promotingthedevelopmentofeconomy.•Foronething,itisgoodforourcountrytoreducepovertyandpromotecitypersontoworkhard.Mostpeoplehaveworktoraisetheirfamily.Theyhavelesspressureoffamilyorkids.So,theytrytheirbesttoworkhardandmakemorecontributiontodevelopoursocialeconomy.•Foranother,Itisalsogoodtooureconomytogotothesustainabledevelopment.Alargenumberofpeoplehavewellknowabouttheenvironmentalprotectionandrationalusageofresources.Theygetwellwiththedevelopmentofeconomyandenvironmentalprotection.So,theydowellbetweenmanandnaturewithawayofsustainabledevelopment.•What'smore,GreerwhoisExecutiveDirectoroftheInternationalPlannedParenthoodFederation计生委pointed