The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Population (人口)

三中全会《决定》:启动实施“单独”生育二胎政策 (Third plenary decision: implement policy allowing two children if one parent is an only child)
People’s Daily, November 15, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1115/c1001-23558874.html

China reforms: One-child policy to be relaxed
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 15, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24957303

China to ease 1-child policy, abolish labor camps
Associated Press, November 15, 2013
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/state-media-china-will-loosen-one-child-policy-abolish-labor-camp-system

Related Tencent Weibo post:
苏晓玉, November 15, 2013
放开可以生二胎偶们家也不生.谁爱生谁去生吧.现在是越富的越生.越穷的越生.富的是生再多人家不差钱养的起.穷的是反正没钱罚.也不考虑孩子能否养的起.就是偶们这些中产阶级小资生不起.多一个孩子.就多一份负担.赶生个俩仨出来.等孩子18岁了.全家也从中产被拉回到小康以下了.
http://t.qq.com/p/t/342462044981888