The Family Planning Policy in China

Family Planning Policy
in China
Wenxin Huang
January 22nd 2011
Question:
 Are you the only
child in your family?
On Average
In Japan, 1/11 families has
only one child.
While in China, 1/4 families
has only one child.
Today

st
1
What is the family
planning policy in China?
2nd Why do we have this
policy?
3rd How does the policy
influence us?
Family Planning Policy
 One child policy
 Basic policy of my country
 Protected by the law
Special Cases
 55 minority groups
 Both of the couples are only child
 First child is disabled
With no legal reasons
financial penalty
Good couples
free support
certificate
The Reason
• Postwar Period:
starvation and illness
• Leadership of Chairman
Mao and the slogan
Many hands make
light work
Population
1949
500 million
2010
1.3 billion
1970s
 Problems
 Economy
jobs , housing , transportation, medical
care etc.
 Environment
threat to land resources
and water supply
disaster
1982
New policy
was introduced
1990s
The birth rate in 1990: 1.3
If the policy continues, by
2100 470 million people
Side Effect 1
 Insufficiency in Labor
 By 2050, 1/3 of the population
over 60 years old
 48% of the people is in working
force
Side Effect 2
Bad for children to grow up
alone
Selfish, take parents’ love
for granted
Side Effect 3
 Abortion may be
wrong
 Violation against
human rights
Conclusion
• Definition
• Reasons
• Influence
change
balance of population structure
Are there any
questions?

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