Shanghai looks set for mini baby boom
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="child">child</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Haiwang">Haiwang</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Urban">Urban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Science">Science</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="over">over</span> 60 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="imbalanced">imbalanced</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>."</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span>, <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span>, <span word="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</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="either">either</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="child">child</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 1, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="stipulation">stipulation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospective">prospective</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="hukou">hukou</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="registration">registration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="imbalanced">imbalanced</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Jianguang">Jianguang</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</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>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 400,000 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demographers">demographers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> 20,000 <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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