CCP ‘Killed Off Its Future’ by Preventing 400 Million Births Through ‘One-Child Policy’: Expert

Beijing’s draconian ‘one-child policy’ led to ’the largest destruction of human capital that the world has ever seen,' says China expert Steven Mosher.

Children paint on a plastic sheet at a park on International Children's Day in Haian, in China's eastern Jiangsu Province, on June 1, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “destruction of human capital” over the past decades has not only jeopardized its ambition but also “killed off its future,” according to Steven Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute.

In the 1980s, the CCP rolled out the “one-child policy,” strictly limiting couples to having only one baby. Those who defied the policy faced punishment, including heavy fines, job loss, and forced abortions. Officials argued that the rule was necessary for the nation’s economic prosperity and long-term development.