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Marrah_G

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2. I'm not confident that will bring balance back

Reply to uawchild (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 08:45 AM

Oct 2015

Last edited Thu Oct 29, 2015, 11:45 AM - Edit history (1)

There is nothing to say that parents will start wanting one of the two children to be female. I think China needs to offer some real incentives for parents to keep female children. It is going to take a long time to dig out of the hole.

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China allows two children for all couples, making decades old one-child policy history [View all] uawchild Oct 2015 OP

Does this mean the Ghost Children will be "legitimized"? uawchild Oct 2015 #1

I'm not confident that will bring balance back Marrah_G Oct 2015 #2

There already are some incentives jeff47 Oct 2015 #6

That is what I was thinking - they actually have a shortage jwirr Oct 2015 #11

Can you imagine how the middle aged one child families feel about this? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #3

When you reach middle-age, you realize life isn't fair anyway. nt valerief Oct 2015 #10

It's not like it really worked OnlinePoker Oct 2015 #4

I read in the BBC that the birth control policy has meant 400 million less Chinese AngryAmish Oct 2015 #5

Rural areas were allowed multiple children before this change jeff47 Oct 2015 #7

That actually makes sense. Without the modern machinery jwirr Oct 2015 #12

Yay, Two chickens in every pot! SandersDem Oct 2015 #8

Industry is probably killing off people early as it does in the U.S. nt valerief Oct 2015 #9

They still don't have a CHOICE? MissMillie Oct 2015 #13

Interesting find angrychair Oct 2015 #14

"other places to live besides earth" FiveGoodMen Oct 2015 #15

One does not know the full impact this policy has had on the family. vinny9698 Oct 2015 #16