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**Aleenkagirlla** · 11-08-2010, 12:45 PM

The facts remain that China's birthrate was lowered from ~6/woman to 1.7/woman and the population today is 300mil lower than it was projected to be from the 1960s. In 1971, China was one of the poorest countries in the world could not feed itself and today, there's no longer anyone without food or clothing. If there was no one-child-policy, China would not be able to feed its people with of the growing desertification of the north China, drying of water sources, and a overall shrinkage of arable lands. As a part of the one-child generation, I lean toward supporting the one-child-policy as a catalyzing force of economic progress in China. Also note that today there is effective a 2 child policy all across rural China at the moment and only 40% are of population are still limited by the one-child policy.

The Chinese made the tough decision to traded reproductive and other human rights for sweeping economic progress. Was it worth it? Maybe? But it came at a cost of a surplus of 40million men who will be without a wife and an increasing burden on the next generation to cover for the welfare of the aging older generation. But I think on the long run it was a decision that had to be made.

I think you mistaked two things,in earlier 30 years of PRC,the government focus on heavy industy,in later 30 years,the government focus on the light industry.In 1971,China is not poor,but the issue is the heavy insutry can't supply usto eat and dress,so the people felt they are poor.But without the heavy industry,China even can't stand in the world.

11-08-2010, 12:45 PM	#5
Aleenkagirlla Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	The facts remain that China's birthrate was lowered from ~6/woman to 1.7/woman and the population today is 300mil lower than it was projected to be from the 1960s. In 1971, China was one of the poorest countries in the world could not feed itself and today, there's no longer anyone without food or clothing. If there was no one-child-policy, China would not be able to feed its people with of the growing desertification of the north China, drying of water sources, and a overall shrinkage of arable lands. As a part of the one-child generation, I lean toward supporting the one-child-policy as a catalyzing force of economic progress in China. Also note that today there is effective a 2 child policy all across rural China at the moment and only 40% are of population are still limited by the one-child policy. The Chinese made the tough decision to traded reproductive and other human rights for sweeping economic progress. Was it worth it? Maybe? But it came at a cost of a surplus of 40million men who will be without a wife and an increasing burden on the next generation to cover for the welfare of the aging older generation. But I think on the long run it was a decision that had to be made. I think you mistaked two things,in earlier 30 years of PRC,the government focus on heavy industy,in later 30 years,the government focus on the light industry.In 1971,China is not poor,but the issue is the heavy insutry can't supply usto eat and dress,so the people felt they are poor.But without the heavy industry,China even can't stand in the world.
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