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Chinese Regime Encourages Couples to Have 3rd Child as Population Crisis Looms

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Chinese Regime Encourages Couples to Have 3rd Child as Population Crisis Looms
Adults and children ride pedal cycles at a public park in Beijing on Aug. 21, 2021. China will now allow couples to have a third child as the country seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that threatens its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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8/21/2021|Updated: 8/23/2021

The Chinese regime has officially written its new three-child policy into law, marking Beijing’s latest attempt to boost population and avert a demographic crisis that could dash its plans for building global dominance.

The National People’s Congress, the regime’s rubber-stamp legislature, on Aug. 20 amended the Population and Family Planning Law that has for decades allowed the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to dictate the size of families nationwide.

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Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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