dateline: 03 November 2015
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China Shifts to Two-Child Policy
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- shift: to make a change
- policy: a system or rule outlined by a governing body
- fine: money owed as punishment for breaking a rule or law
- abortion: a procedure that purposely ends the life of an unborn baby
- norm: something that is so common that it is considered normal
- not afford: to not have enough money for something
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China Shifts to Two-Child Policy
Comprehension Questions
- What major policy does China plan to switch to in 2016?
- How long has the one-child policy been in effect in China?
- According to the report, why will many Chinese couples continue to only have one child despite the new policy?
Discussion Questions: China’s one-child policy is a controversial form of population control that has resulted in a significant gender imbalance. How did this policy create this imbalance, and how will this affect China’s future?
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2 comments
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Danish says:
I believe that China’s Two- child policy is a good idea because this will keep a check on the population growth.
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Kyungwon Lee says:
Today, China has a lot of people, and they constantly make a family. In the high population density, there is a serious gap between rich and poor occurs. On the order hands, poor people wants to have many child but rich people wants to have less baby and raise them in the high quality life. I think this policy is unfair. Therefore, government of China should revise their law.