New family planning rule to create mini baby boom
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="relaxation">relaxation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 13 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="top">top</span> <span word="demographers">demographers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="child">child</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peak">peak</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Bin">Bin</span>, <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="Planning">Planning</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="elaborating">elaborating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="second">second</span> <span word="child">child</span>" <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bimonthly">bimonthly</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="by">by</span> 3.45 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="by">by</span> 8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2023.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 60 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 400 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2030<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="light">light</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="births">births</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhai">Zhai</span> <span word="Zhenwu">Zhenwu</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sociology">Sociology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Renmin">Renmin</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p>
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