Family Planning Policy in China

Wenxin Huang January 22nd 2011

Question: Are you the only child in your family?

On Average

In Japan, 1/11 families has only one child.

While in China, 1/4 families has only one child.

Today1st What is the family

planning policy in China?

2nd Why do we have this policy?

3rd How does the policy influence us?

Family Planning Policy

One child policy Basic policy of my country Protected by the law

Special Cases

55 minority groups

Both of the couples are only child

First child is disabled

With no legal reasons

financial penalty

　　 Good couples

free support certificate

The Reason

• Postwar Period: starvation and illness• Leadership of Chairman Mao and the slogan

Many hands make light work

Population

1949 500 million

2010 1.3 billion

1970sProblems

Economy

jobs , housing , transportation, medical care etc.

Environment

threat to land resources

and water supply disaster

1982

New policywas introduced

1990sThe birth rate in 1990: 1.3

If the policy continues, by 2100 470 million people

Side Effect 　 1Insufficiency in Labor

By 2050, 1/3 of the population over 60 years old

48% of the people is in working force

Side Effect 　 2Bad for children to grow

up alone

Selfish, 　 take parents’ love for granted

Side Effect 　 3 Abortion may be wrong

Violation against human rights

Conclusion

• Definition • Reasons • Influence

change balance of population structure

Are there any questions?