You Agree with China’s One Child Policy? China’s government had always had the problem of finding a way to provide for its large population. After the death of Mao in the 1970s‚ China finally realized that if the economy or the standard of living were ever going to improve‚ they would need to reduce China’s massive population. Thus‚ in the 1980s‚ the One Child Policy was introduced as a solution but did China make the right choice by limiting parents to only one child? After giving much thought
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China is the world’s most populous nation and its population has‚ on average‚ increased by over 25 people every minute‚ every day for the past 40 years. (Richards 5) For a developing country such as China‚ with 22 percent of the world’s population and only 7 percent of the world’s arable land‚ rapid and persistent population growth can contribute significantly to the nation’s poverty levels and restrain its potential for economic growth. (Gu 42) China’s one-child family policy was first announced
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China’s one child policy China has a history of over 5000 years making it the longest continuous civilization. In the fourth century BC‚ the population of China became the most inhabited region in the world. After the fall of Rome‚ it stayed the most populated region under on government body for the rest of history (Hooker; Matthews 35). In 200 BC‚ the population was a few million. By 400 AD‚ the number of people in the Chinese Empire was 50 million. It leveled at about this number until
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On 13th May 2012‚ in China‚ 4 months old baby girl‚ Mai Chen‚ (her name was on a note tucked in her clothes) was found in a dumpster behind a cinema in Beijing‚ her parents have and been taken to court for abandonment. The couple have admitted to abandoning their daughter and they said “We wanted a boy to lead out family after us and we had to leave Mai do follow to follow this and the one child policy”. The one-child-policy has led to many cases like this where children have been neglected‚ aborted
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China’s One Child Policy Could you imagine your leader making up rules about your family? It seems impossible and inhumane‚ but this is exactly what they are doing in China. China implemented a “one child policy” in the late 1970s in response to a growing crisis created by rapidly exploding population growth (Piper). Essentially the one child policy is not a law but enforced with punishments. This policy allows
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The China One Child Policy first initiated in late 1979. The government instituted the policy 3 years after Mao’s death. The policy has been followed by 90% of China’s population for 35 years. The one child policy although having good intentions ultimately destroyed the economy of China because of shortage of new workers‚ exports of young girls‚ and gender fluctuation. This policy makes sure that parents only have one child. Chinese government has begun to show some willingness to loosen up the policy
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Negative Effects of Only-Child Policy Only-Child policy‚ aimed at addressing overpopulation‚ was promoted in 1970s. After 25 years‚ this policy does have lots of positive effects. At the same time‚ however‚ it also causes lots of problems. Since each family only has one child‚ parents spoil their child‚ which makes the child fell like the king of the world. In the family‚ the child doesn’t need to do anything and he can get everything he wants. However‚ meanwhile‚ the child faces more pressures
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Ever wonder if the one-child policy worked out in china? China’s population was increasing too fast‚ almost to one billion. The communist party feared china’s population and created a policy named The One-Child Policy that started in 1980. Now we discuss if this policy was a good idea for china or not. More evidence has been found in the documents about this policy not being a great idea afterall. The population still has been growing because of exceptions. Female babies have been killed because
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depression. China’s One Child Policy was created to limit how many children a family can have due to large numbers of citizens‚ young and old. Although this seemed like a great idea at the time‚ what will this really do for them over the years and how will this affect humanity in the future? From the looks of it‚ China’s One Child Policy did have its pros and cons‚ but the arrangement did start having more terrible effects on families and children. When the One Child Policy was put into effect‚
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children Chinese people can have‚ they had to input a policy to decrease the number of children. This policy was an excellent idea for China because it decreased population‚ made exceptional environment‚ and more opportunities for the only child. One reason that the one-child policy was an excellent idea is that the population was decreasing. Document A shows a steady population decline from 1980-2010 this will continue until 2030. Also‚ the policy has prevented a humongous birth rate and leaves more
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