CHINA / SOCIETY By Fan Anqi and Cui Fandi Published: Feb 21, 2021 07:43 PM
A child views pet fish at a pet fish market in Tiexi District of Anshan, northeast China s Liaoning Province, Feb. 6, 2021. Pet fish has become popular here as the Spring Festival approaches. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
The National Health Commission (NHC) on Saturday sought to clarify a proposal to fully lift the family planning policy in Northeast China, saying it had not intended to create speculation about pilot programs of the proposal in parts of the region.
Experts reached by the Global Times said that the outflow of young people caused by various socioeconomic factors was more important, and they agreed with the NHC that the policy alone can t solve the region s population decline.