Re: China's population collapse
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 2:38 pm
Why it's getting easier to be a single mum in China
15 hours ago
Until last year it was not really possible for most unmarried women to become mothers in China - practically speaking. But a social change is under way and it is driving shifts in policy too.
In her flat on the outskirts of Shanghai, Zhang Meili rocks her baby back and forth. As he gurgles away happily, she tells him that she's going to head out soon to earn money for him.
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One factor driving change for policymakers has been the country's ageing population.
After decades of the one-child policy, the government would now like young couples to have more babies, but many are not answering the call, for financial reasons. They think they don't have sufficient funds to raise multiple children.
Under these circumstances, if single women want to have children, those in positions of authority have decided they should be encouraged to.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66064589
15 hours ago
Until last year it was not really possible for most unmarried women to become mothers in China - practically speaking. But a social change is under way and it is driving shifts in policy too.
In her flat on the outskirts of Shanghai, Zhang Meili rocks her baby back and forth. As he gurgles away happily, she tells him that she's going to head out soon to earn money for him.
[...]
One factor driving change for policymakers has been the country's ageing population.
After decades of the one-child policy, the government would now like young couples to have more babies, but many are not answering the call, for financial reasons. They think they don't have sufficient funds to raise multiple children.
Under these circumstances, if single women want to have children, those in positions of authority have decided they should be encouraged to.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66064589