China To Augment Fines For Couples Who Violate One-Child Policy According To Income Level

The Chinese government recently ordered local authorities to check incomes and financial statements before issuing fines for couples who violate the national one-child-per-family policy, the South China Morning Post reports (Pinghui, South China Morning Post, 9/15). China’s one-child-per-family policy seeks to keep the country’s population, now 1.3 billion, at about 1.7 billion by 2050. [click link for full article]

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