Sichuan measures aim to encourage more people to have children after population fell for first time in 60 years
in six decades. The government’s concerns largely centre on the impact of an ageing population on the economy, as the proportion of work-age people shrinks in comparison with those supported by state welfare.
After decades of a punitive one-child policy, which included financial penalties and forced abortions and ended only in 2016, Chinese society has a major gender imbalance due to the preference for male children. Young people are increasingly rejecting marriage and childbirth, citing the high cost of living, reduced social mobility, increased career pressures and social expectations on women.
“Now it is equivalent to completely cancelling the [limit], so there is no need to make marriage a prerequisite. Respect for illegitimate reproductive rights, but not to encourage illegitimate births,” he said, adding that having children outside marriage was still uncommon across east Asia.
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