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Associated Press
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Published: Thu, March 13, 2008 - 2:09 pm
Last Updated: Thu, March 13, 2008 - 2:14 pm
BEIJING (AP) - China's top family planning official says thecountry won't consider changing its one-child policy for at least
another decade.
He's quoted in the China Daily Newspaper as saying there would
be major fluctuations in population growth if the rule were
abandoned now. And he says that would cause serious problems and
add extra pressure on social and economic development.
The official says any change in the policy would only be
considered after the end of China's next birth peak in 10 years.
Over the next decade, nearly 200 million people will enter
child-bearing years.
The policy, launched during the 70s, has prevented an additional
400 million births. China's population currently stands at 1.3
billion, growing 16 to 17 million annually.
Critics say the policy has led to forced abortions,
sterilizations and a dangerously imbalanced sex ratio due to a
traditional preference for male heirs.
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well the long and short of it is, what they are doing is working. The bottom dwellers in America spit out childrens so they will get a check. So China says this is not happening here. Hooray for them. They are trying to get the population down. If they have one child they will take good care of him/her is America the norm is spit out a child, get a check. Why do you think these little hoodies are running the streets and doing drive bys.