Articles for tag: China, China Economy, China's Economy, One Child Policy

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An Argument Against Population Control in the American Culture

In 1999, Gao Xiao Duan, a former Chinese administrator of the one-couple, one-child policy, appeared before the United States Congress to address this policy. In Duan’s testimony, he recalled, “Once I found a woman [in China] who was nine months pregnant but did not have a birth-allowed certificate. According to policy, she was forced to ...

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How We Adopted Our Baby Girl from China

When my husband and I decided to adopt a child, we knew we wanted to adopt a baby girl. We already had 2 boys of our own, however, they were both diagnosed with Autism when they were toddlers. We were soon told by professionals that it would be wise if we did not have anymore ...

The Problem of Over-Population

Currently the estimated world population is 6.6 billion people. That’s a lot of people for our tiny planet. China’s population totals about 1/6 of the earth’s population. That’s about one billion people. One of the major questions surrounding the 6.6 billion number is “Is that number sustainable?” At what point does the earth reach it’s ...