Topic > Exploring China's One-Child Policy - 899

People's Rights versus Governments' ResponsibilityWhat Led to Population Control under MaoThe origin of this policy can be traced back to the 1950s, a year after Mao Zedong ( 1893-1976) became presidents of the new "People's Republic of China". Seeing that this was a country in need of growth, Mao believed that birth control was a capitalist plot to weaken the country and make it vulnerable to attack. He thought that "every mouth has two hands attached" and "A people's army is invincible." He condemned birth control and banned the importation of contraceptives. Over time the liabilities of a large and rapidly growing population soon became apparent. At the same time, Mao was busy trying to revive the Chinese economy, although some experiments worked, others did not. Chinese leaders once again saw rapid population growth as an obstacle to development, and their interest in birth control revived. In the 1970s, Mao began to accept the threats posed by too many people. He began to encourage the policy of marrying late, waiting a long time to have children and having few" and coined the slogan: "Late, a lot and few" and "One is good, two is good, three is too many", with the number This is was implemented at the same time that Mao died, three years after his death, the one-child policy came into force, and since then the lives of ordinary people have changed dramatically forward.How the policy adapts to lifeAccording to the one-child program, as it was most commonly applied, a couple was allowed to have one child. If that child turned out to be a girl, they could have a second child after the second child, they could not have any more children. However, the couples were ... in the middle of the paper ... and the "management" varies depending on the circumstances with China's economic and social, political and social relations, it is clear that the general public believes that in the evaluation of protection of human rights there are both positive and negative results. But, many times, there are those who cross the line without even wanting to. In China, there are many real cases that others can relate to. For example, forced abortions and sterilizations. The Perspective The Meaning “What is so special and significant about the one-child policy?”, you might ask. If you think it's just a policy that limits the number of children you could have, then you're not thinking about the "big picture." Starting with its implementation in 1979, it has created a controversial topic in the decades since. This was a historic moment for China and its future depended on its outcome.