The “one-child policy” didn’t just artificially limit births; it dramatically reshaped the way Chinese society – particularly women – thinks about sex.
China has seen its first population decline in six decades with a rapidly aging population, prompting government efforts, including financial incentives and childcare support, to boost the birth rate and connect population growth to the nation s strength and rejuvenation.
Trip.com Group, one of the world s largest online travel agencies has announced that it will pay 50,000 yuan (Rs 5,65,838) to employees for each child they have starting July 1.
Far from belittling India, the cartoon is a celebration of the hubbub of India’s democracy. It also sums up where China finds itself today, thanks to the draconian One Child rule of the 1980s.