Topic Reading-Vol.609-12/11/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,

Birth policy changes, light impact.

China’s birth policy, so-called one-child policy, to control its population growth within sustainable and feed-able level, has made success in achieving its main objectives while creating in balance in gender mix, numbers of over-cared, or spoiled children, and disregarded children as covered in Vol.592 on Nov.24^th.

Now as long expected, the policy is going to be eased to allow couples to have a second child, provided that one of the couple is an only child. However, this policy change will not be implemented nationally at once but at local government’s discretion.

Enjoy reading and learning about this historic and bold attempt to control human population.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013cpctps/2013-11/16/content_17110456.htm