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Chinese Regime Encourages Couples to Have 3rd Child as Population Crisis Looms

Chinese Regime Encourages Couples to Have 3rd Child as Population Crisis Looms
Adults and children ride pedal cycles at a public park in Beijing on Aug. 21, 2021. China will now allow couples to have a third child as the country seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that threatens its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
8/21/2021|Updated: 8/23/2021

The Chinese regime has officially written its new three-child policy into law, marking Beijing’s latest attempt to boost population and avert a demographic crisis that could dash its plans for building global dominance.

The National People’s Congress, the regime’s rubber-stamp legislature, on Aug. 20 amended the Population and Family Planning Law that has for decades allowed the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to dictate the size of families nationwide.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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