Fewer Chinese couples want second child than expected: media

Fewer Chinese couples want second child than expected: media
Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2014 - Far fewer Chinese couples applied to have a second child than expected after a relaxation of the country's "one child" policy, state-run media reported Thursday, highlighting the ageing nation's demographic challenges. The world's most populous country has restricted most families to a single child since the late 1970s, but the Communist party said in November that couples would be allowed t ... more

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