China has decided to end its decades-long one-child
policy, Xinhua news agency reports.

All couples will now be allowed to have two children,
the state-run news agency said, citing a statement from
the Communist Party.
The controversial policy was introduced nationally in
1979, to reduce the country's birth rate and slow the
population growth rate.
However, concerns at China's ageing population led to
pressure for change.
The one-child policy is estimated to have prevented
about 400m births since it began.
Couples who violated the policy faced a variety of
punishments, from fines and the loss of employment to
forced abortions.
Over time, the policy was relaxed in some provinces, as
demographers and sociologists raised concerns about
rising social costs and falling worker numbers.
The Communist Party began formally relaxing national
rules two years ago, allowing couples in which at least
one of the pair is an only child to have a second child.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34665539
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End time tinz!
China should continue the ban plz and stringent micromanagement of her citizens. That's why a lot of sanity exists in China unlike India where the crime has escalated

So u be wan tell me China been dey born only one pikin ..Na wa oo

Ufranklin92:
So u be wan tell me China been dey born only one pikin ..Na wa oo

If this was done in Nigeria, it would have being better.

Ufranklin92:
So u be wan tell me China been dey born only one pikin ..Na wa oo

That is mind boggling, imagine having a girl child in Nigeria

They'll double in 10 years tym

Goahead:
That is mind boggling, imagine having a girl child in Nigeria

It will never happen here

Here wet guyz dey dash baby mamas two two pikin,not to talk of husband and wife

Good. More poplulation = more utilization of goods including Oil. So I guesss its good news for us.