Research Log

A. TOPIC:China should retain its one child policy for at least another decade

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One-Child Policy. CQ Researcher [serial online]. July 25, 2008;18(26):613-616. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 6, 2009.
It is stated that advocates of women's rights has been emphasizing the threats of such policy. It is implied that included in the threats which the advocates are referring to is forced abortion. Forced abortion has been noted as the long-term problem associated with the government's one-child family planning policy.

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Chang M. Tipping the Scale. Harvard International Review [serial online]. Spring2008 2008;30(1):10-11. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 6, 2009.
This policy, which generally limits couples to one offspring, has helped the country to reduce the rapid growth of population in the country. A growing gender imbalance can be seen in the country's male-dominating birth rates, matchmaking services and school classrooms. Currently, there is a growing concern among academics and older Chinese generations on plans for reform of the one-child policy, wondering whether it will help the country to solve the widening gender gap.

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Yardley J. China Says One-Child Policy Will Stay for at Least Another Decade. New York Times [serial online]. March 11, 2008:10. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 6, 2009.
China's top population official said the country's one-child-per-couple family planning policy would not change for at least another decade. The announcement refutes speculation that officials were contemplating adjustments to compensate for mounting demographic pressures. The official, Zhang Weiqing, minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, said China would not make any major changes to the overall family planning policy until roughly a decade from now, when an anticipated surge in births is expected to end.

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Chao L. China to Retain Its One-Child Policy. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition [serial online]. March 11, 2008:A7. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 6, 2009.
Zhang Weiqing, Minister of China's State Population and Family Planning Commission, has announced that family-planning policies will continue until 2018. He said that abandoning China's one child policy will cause economic strains and more problems and has to remain to ensure stable and balanced population growth. Critics link the policy to social problems including fewer young people in the future, sterilization and abortion. Before the announcement, expectations were building that the policy might be relaxed.

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Zamiska N. China Bolsters One-Child Policy. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition [serial online]. January 8, 2008:A14. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 6, 2009.
the efforts of China to bolster its one-child policy.The policy limits urban couples to one child and promotes small families throughout China. Although criticized as harsh, the policy is the government's way of controlling the population according to the article.