What if you had no siblings?
Introduced under Mao Zehong to stem the exploding population. Also to soothe social, economic and environmental problems.
Exceptions: Firstborn is a girl. Parents work on a farm. Both parents are singletons. Firstborn is handicapped.
Multiple children without exception result in: Heavy fines Sterilization Forced abortions
Birth permits Strained finances
Lonely Cousins as ‘siblings’ Burdened with parents Pressure to be perfect True or false: spoiled?
Aging population Shrinking workforce Gendercide Gender imbalance ‘Invisible’ children
Some 400 million births prevented 76% of Chinese people still support it Estimated to last another 10 years