Guide Note

China's One Child Policy is a controversial family planning policy introduced in 1979 by the government of China. The policy was implemented in an attempt to alleviate China's mounting social and environmental crises caused by spiraling overpopulation.

The policy has been criticized, from both within and outside China for many reasons including the ways in which it has been implemented and the negative effect it may have on China's economic and social development.

After several years of loosening enforcement on the policy, the Chinese government announced in February, 2008 that the policy would be reevaluated.

However, after meetings in March, 2008 it was announced that the policy would remain in effect for at least another 10 years.

Fast Facts

One child only in urban areas.
One child in rural areas, exceptions if first is a girl or deformed.
Possible second child should be spaced 3 or 4 years apart
Boys preferred
Male to Female Ratio: 117:100
Benefits: population control, increased retirement savings, better pre-natal care
Criticism: Coerced Abortions, gender-based abortions, coerced sterilization, abandoned children, infanticide

Relaxing the Ban on Bereaved Parents

For those parents that lost their only child, or had a child that was badly injured in the May 2008 China Earthquake, they will be allowed to have another child.

The destruction of about 7,000 classrooms left many parents without their child.

The earthquake has killed over 65,000 people and 23,000 are missing.

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China One Child Policy

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The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: Population and Family Planning Law...
Wikipedia: China One Child Policy
U.S. Department of State: One-Child Policy in China December 14, 2004)
The Christian Science Monitor: China's Surplus of Sons (October 19, 2007)
BBC News: Has China's One-Child Policy Worked? (September 20, 2007)
CNN.com: China Reinforces One-Child Policy (January 7, 2008)
YouTube: The High Cost of a Lower Population - The One Child Policy (Time: 10:00)

China One Child Policy News

Google News: China One Child Policy
The Independent: China to drop one-child police for earthquake parents (May 27, 2008)
The New York Times: One-Child Policy Lifted for Quake Victims’ Parents (May 27, 2008)
The Independent: China abandons one-child policy for parents bereaved... (May 27, 2008)
Washington Post: China Mulls Change to One-Child Policy (March 2, 2008)
Guardian Unlimited: Chinese Celebrities Face One-Child Crackdown (January 21, 2008)
English_Xinhua: Association Raises 620... (January 16, 2008)
Washington Post: Officials Violating 'One-Child' Policy Forced Out in China (January 8, 2008)

China One Child Policy Background

China.org.cn: Family Planning Law and China's Birth Control Situation (October 18, 2002)
Wikipedia: China One Child Policy

Population Control and Economic Factors

Wikipedia: China'a One Child Policy: Population and Sex Rate Reduction
International Policy Student Association: Demographic Consequences of China's One-Child... (188 KB)
FOXNews.com: 1-Child Policy Stems Chinese Population (November 9, 2006)
The New York Times: Rural Flouting of One-Child Policy Undercuts China's Census (April 14, 2000)

Gender Imbalance

Wikipedia: China's One Child Policy: Gender-based Birthrate Disparity
Independent Online Edition: China's One-Child Policy: Doctors Discover 23... (September 12, 2007)
FOXNews.com: Infanticide, Abortion Responsible for 60 Million Girls Missing in Asia (June 13, 2007)
Human Rights in China: Unfair Burdens: Impact on the Population Control Policies... (June 30, 1995)
MSNBC.com: China Grapples With Legacy of its 'Missing Girls' (September 14, 2004)

Forced Abortions

Mahalo's page on Forced Abortions in China
NPR: Cases of Forced Abortions Surface in China (April 23, 2007)
RFA:: Guangxi Officials Carry Out Mass Forced Abortions (April 22, 2007)
CNN.com: Forced Abortions for China-Taiwan Couples (July 19, 2002)
The New York Times: China Defends Abortion in Birth Control Efforts (July 4, 1984)

China One Child Policy Commentary and Criticism

BBC News: Has China's One-Child Policy Worked? (September 20, 2007)
OpinionEditorials.com: China Adoption for Real-Life Saints? (September 12, 2006)
FOXNews.com: Why Does NOW Support China's Forced Abortion Policy? (February 5, 2002)
Christianity Today: Did Pat Robertson Just Defend China's One-Child Policy? (April 1, 2001)

China One Child Policy Message Boards and Blogs

Perspectives Forum: China's One Child Policy Posts
Silicon Valley Moms Blog Post: The One-Child Policy (December 16, 2007)
Catholic Dads Blog Post: China's One Child Policy Problems (November 21, 2007)
Dust of the Time Blog Post: Chinese Leadership & One Child Policy (June 3, 2007)
China in Transition Blog Post: One-Child Policy to Change? Not Yet. (January 24, 2007)

China One Child Policy Videos and Media

UNFPA: Missing Girls - Family Planning In China (Time: 3:34)
UNFPA: A New Approach- Family Planning in China (Time: 4:17)
YouTube: The High Cost of a Lower Population - The One Child Policy (Time: 10:00)
Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU): Single Child Policy Poster
NOVA: Population Campaigns Image Gallery

China One Child Policy Satire and Humor

TheSpoof.com: Wow Riots in Bobai China Against Brutal 'One-Child' Clitz! (May 30, 2007)
Whitehouse.org: Family Planning in China: President Bush Appoints Family Planning... (February 19, 2002)
Uncyclopedia: 3 Child Rule

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