Exploring China's One-Child Policy

Human Rights and Government Responsibility The origin of population management policy led by Mao Zedong dates back to the 1950s when Mao Zedong (1893-1976) became the chairman of the new "People's Republic of China". When Mao said that it is a country where they need to grow, birth control is a capitalist conspiracy that weakens the country and makes it vulnerable. He thinks that "all hands have both hands" and "People's Army is invincible." He condemned contraception and banned the import of contraceptives.

China's only child rules were established temporarily in 1979 by the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping to limit the population growth of the Chinese Communist Party. It was held on January 1, 2016. When the one-child policy was adopted in 1979, the population of China was about 972 million. China is expected to achieve zero population growth by the year 2000, but in reality it was achieved seven years ago. China's one-child policy is most strictly applied to Han people living in urban areas of China. It does not apply to ethnic minorities nationwide. Han Chinese occupy over 91% of China's population. More than 51% of the population of China lives in urban areas. In the rural area, if the first child is a girl, Han can apply for the second child.

In 1979, the Chinese leader, Deng Xiaoping, established a single child policy of China. Because China is facing a rapid population increase, China's one-child policy is to limit population growth in China. Essentially, this policy limits that a couple has only one child, and that it will pay a fine to people with two or more children. This policy certainly has controversy for several reasons. First of all, there has never been a case where the government controls its social and historical population. Therefore, we can hardly predict what will happen after applying this policy. Second, population surge is not only a problem for China, it is also a problem for people around the world. Do all governments in the world finally need to manage their population? In the distant future, this is not a problem, but it will be in the near future. This policy has produced various results such as gender discrimination and aging problem.