The growing Population in China

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China - Population Change

At one time China had encouraged large families so they had more workers and in rural areas people had large families to help with farming and support parents in old age.

In 1975 an average Chinese family had 3 children and, if this continued, China’s population would have risen to 2 billion in the next 1000 years. The Chinese government introduced the one child policy in 1979 in order to slow down the rate of population growth in China. The one-child policy meant that each couple was allowed just one child once they were over the age of 25 and had been given permission.

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Benefits, including extended maternity leave, paid medical and hospital expenses, priority access to housing, employment, childcare and schooling for the child were offered to families that followed this rule but these were taken away if the couple have more than one child. Also because there were fewer babies being born more care was provided for the lesser number of infants and their mums so therefore there were much healthier births so there was more chance of survival so people won’t have lots of children in case many die.

While the policy has reduced China’s growth it has raised several other ...

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