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brief history of China's one-child policy - 27 July
Is the world's most populous nation about to get more crowded?
Reports surfaced in international media last week that in an effort
to slow the rapid graying of the workforce, couples in Shanghai -
the country's most populous city - would be encouraged to have two
kids if the parents are themselves only children. Shanghai officials
have since denied any policy shift, saying this caveat is nothing
new, but the contradictory reports are another manifestation of
ongoing rumors that Beijing is rethinking the controversial
one-child policy that has for the past three decades helped spur
economic growth - but exacted a heavy social cost along the way. - Stumble
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