China has announced it is looking at plans to relax the one-child policy in view of the rapidly ageing population of c. 200 million, causing concerns about a rapid decline of work force. The government said on Thursday that it would allow couples who have one or two children but no more than three if they are over 40 and want to stay married.
China has announced it is looking at plans to relax the one-child policy in view of the rapidly ageing population of c. 200 million, causing concerns about a rapid decline of work force. However, analysts say that young couples are showing little interest in having more children due to economic and other reasons.