The One-Child Policy In China

One Child Policy in China

Thesis: The One Child Policy in China is cruel and unfair to those it applies to.

I Intro
A. Today, China has the largest population in the world.

B. The One Child Policy only applies to Han Chinese living in urban areas.

C. Created to control population growth, using any means necessary.

D. Thesis

II Body paragraph 1
1. China has reduced the population by 200 million people
a. Implemented by government to alleviate pop. growth, social, economic, and environmental problems of China (a) 76% of Chinese pop. Supports policy (b) People who abided by policy are rewarded by government 2. Economic aspects of Policy are helping China financially
a. Fertility rate in China reduced tremendously
The policy, although flawed in numerous ways, has proved to be an incredibly effective way of slowing China’s rapid population growth. (Zhang, 1) China’s family planning One-Child Policy helped prevent more than 400 million births since its creation. (Nakra, 2) China’s goal was to control its population growth to be more closely matched with that of other developing nations. China wanted to modernize and build a nation that consumed less, thereby increasing savings and investment rates and promoting economic growth. (Xiaoping, 2) China has the second largest economy today, with an annual 10% consistent economic growth rate. (Nakra, 1) By decreasing its population, China has increased its standard of living per individual and uses its natural resources more efficiently. The policy is known to be one of the most important factors in China’s vigorous economic success in the past two decades, as it has helped create a highly educated and skilled work force. (Zhang, 1) The slower natural population increase and much faster rise in agricultural output combines to raise rural and national living standards. (Banister, 355) Another byproduct of the policy is gender equality in education. Females have equal opportunity to males in terms of higher education opportunities. “Girls are better off living in one-child families in big cities of
(Kane, 1) These tactics violate human rights and promote unfair treatment of individuals. There are documented cases of physical means to follow through with the policy, and payments to the government are also demanded as fines for violating policy. For instance, in Beijing, China, Ping Jianmei was forced to go to the hospital to abort her second pregnancy. (Yoshioka, 1) Officials forced Ping to sign a letter of agreement to the abortion and later posted a picture of the dead seven-month fetus, lying dead and bloody next to her mother. (Littlejohn, 1) Ping’s husband, Deng Jiyuan, was later given a fine of 40,000 yuan (about $6,250) as a penalty for violating the policy. Other occurrences of forced abortion are common throughout China. On June 19, 2012 from the province of Hubei, Hu Jia had a forced abortion at nearly eight months pregnant. (Littlejohn, 2) A forced abortion at a late stage of pregnancy is extremely dangerous to the expectant mother. Another instance of brutal punishment occurred in the Shandong Province. In October of 2011, Jihong Ma died during a forced abortion, six months pregnant. She died due to trauma when Family Planning Officials left her in a delivery room, and when people found her many hours later, she had froze, with purple