Part of an internal Quanzhou city document reveals a concerted push to counter the flagging birth rate.
An internal document from a Chinese city government making the rounds online reveals a concerted effort to counter the flagging birth rate with three-child families, with Chinese Communist Party members called on to do their patriotic duty.'Party members and cadres at all levels' as well as employees of state-owned enterprises 'should take the lead in implementing the three-child policy,' reads a screenshot of the policy document the Fujian Province city of Quanzhou.
The screen capture suggests discussions are still in the early stage, with calls for vague measures like promotion of 'age-appropriate births, 'eugenics,' and postnatal care' and a new birth registration system.The policy discussions have reportedly cause unease among some Chinese netizens.
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