China ends ‘One-Child’ policy

China ends ‘One-Child’ policy
China ends ‘One-Child’ policy

China ends ‘One-Child’ policy

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Today, China officially ended one of its iconic policies. The government announced it would no longer restrict families to a single child. Chinese families will now be allowed to have a second child. We’ll talk about some of the background of the one child policy and possible motivations for the Chinese decision with Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch’s China Director. (Photo: Flickr/Astrid Berglund)