Tag: One-child policy

Backroom Battle Delays One-Child Reform

The merging of China’s Health Ministry and National Population and Family Planning Commission last month added fuel to speculation that the country’s family planning policy is in for an overhaul. But citing “a recently retired family planning official”, Reuters’ Sui-Lee Wee and Hui Li report that reforms have been held up by a deadlock between two high-ranking octogena

April 9, 2013 1:16 AM

Allegations Against Zhang Yimou Spark Controversy

A public debate has emerged in recent years over the one-child policy, as high-profile cases of forced abortions and othe

May 9, 2013 1:02 PM

Ma Jian: China’s Barbaric One-Child Policy

More than 30 years have gone by since the introduction of China’s one-child policy in response to the Mao-era popul

May 8, 2013 7:09 AM

‘The Dark Road’ and Ma Jian on Censorship

Following the UK release of his latest novel, The Dark Road, the Index on Censorship talks to exiled writer Ma Jian about

May 5, 2013 5:52 PM

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