One Child Policy – China
August 2005
China’s controversial one child policy has stemmed population growth but at what cost? From forced abortions to heavy fines, many have suffered.
“If people tried to have a second child and didn’t have any money, they’d have their house pulled down,” complains Liu Shuling. She attracted the wrath of local officials and was heavily fined when she became pregnant a second time. “It was very hard,” she recalls. “Fortunately, we didn’t starve to death.” For the past twenty-five years, controlling population growth has been a major priority for the Chinese government. “Unless there is a containment of population, there will be no economic growth, no social stability or social harmony,” explains official Siri Tellier. But there’s real concern that this policy has created a generation of spoilt children. “They are very delicate. They can’t cope with setbacks,” states teacher Sun Kaiyun. Demographic growth may have been stemmed but new population problems have been created. The preference for boys has led to millions of female foetuses being aborted. Now, tens of millions of Chinese men face a future with no prospect of a female partner. And that could create the social unrest the one child policy was supposed to avoid.
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
Duration : 0:25:47
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October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
what happen if …
what happen if China do not have one child policy , the world will add up 500 million people now , how is that? are you should you want to accept that many people in this world?
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
400 million,not mao …
400 million,not mao kill but civil war and anti-jap war
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
this one child …
this one child policy is necessary! how else do you expect to control the population of china???
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
And, LOL!
You’ve …
And, LOL!
You’ve got some nerve there shithead!
If I had my way would you like to see what it’s like to go to jail because you’re stupid?
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
the one child …
the one child policy was necessary.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
China is asking …
China is asking where all the girls have gone?
Men to women ratio is 120 boys for each 100 girls at the present
In the next decade, they will have something like 40 to 60 million missing women, that it will have implications for China’s prostitution industry and human trafficking.
China’s police have freed more than 42,000 kidnapped women and children from 2001 to 2003.
Men are “buying” wives
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Its just so their …
Its just so their son or daughter doesnt get too lonely or bored
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
yeah…but its not …
yeah…but its not the same thing as your own flesh and blood ??
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
1.6 billion …
1.6 billion poulation of china………the government did the right thing in “one child” policy…unfortunately people in china can have either a boy or a girl…..idealy i would like to have 2 child: a boy and a girl….unfortunately chinese family do not have that option ….
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
you should learn …
you should learn some geography, about over 95% of Chinese population was concentrate on half of Chinese area, the other half area was either desert or mountain. Big place doesn’t mean bit place to live.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
it’s the most …
it’s the most humane policy to curb a population.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
overpopulated means …
overpopulated means a place or nation which has more people then resources can support
not the numbers.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
the operation is …
the operation is free everywhere in china, but not in city.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
And they can adopt …
And they can adopt more children to help them rather being pregnant.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
After they have a …
After they have a first child the wife should have an operation so ehey don’t have anymore. That operation should be free in China.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
I have been to …
I have been to Beijing and I think it is over all a good policey. Yes, the children do feel more lonely as my good friend said but the life style for them is much better. The rest of the world needs to do their part in controling the population because if we dont we could all downgrade our lifestyles.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
i think it’s a good …
i think it’s a good policy because, not every rules is for everyone, but controlling a billion people would be good, and the USA doesn’t have this rule because, we haven’t reach a billion people, but watch out, we might just invade canada, or mexico when we reach the billion state. lol.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
I can’t even …
I can’t even imagine what would the west say if China didn’t have this policy.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
China is a big …
China is a big place. The population is big, but that doesn’t mean it’s overpopulated.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
You need to really …
You need to really think about this. Calling someone dumb without considering what is being said is the easy way out.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
I find it very …
I find it very interesting that the educated people only wanted one child and/or think its enough, yet the less/un-educated people in the rural community wants more kids (so the kids can work in the fields). Does education come into play here? Maybe may be not
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
damned commies
damned commies
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Yes I do. You stop …
Yes I do. You stop acting like you’re no good!
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
now all we gotta do …
now all we gotta do is enforce this to the brown rat mexicans and global warming and greenhouse gases as well as pollution and taxes will lessen.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:11 am
it also good for …
it also good for the vagina!