To Have or Not to Have a Second Child

正THE modification of China’s birth control policy which allows couples where either parent is a single offspring to have a second child came into force at the end of 2013.Although many young couples are indeed eager to have a second child,there are also plenty who are not.For many,whether or not to give birth a second time is a weighty decision.Avoid Only-Child Loneliness Guo Qian,30,formally announced her intention to conceive and give birth to a sibling–with luck a sister–for     

A Change in Population Policy

正China’s recent relaxation of its family plan-ning policy is a landmark change that is poised to contribute to a lasting and bal-anced development of the population and a healthy,stable development of society as a whole.The new policy allows couples to have two children if one of the parents is an only child.Previously,a couple in urban areas could generally only have a second child if both parents were only children.Issued last November,the policy is now in full swing in Beijing,Shanghai and China’s     

Adopted Foreign Children in Belgium

Daisy, a lovely five-year-old girl, is Mr. and Mrs. Harisen's adopted Chinese child. Daisy's black hair, black eyes and yellow skin are different from the Harisens' golden hair, blue eyes and white skin and tell her adopted identity. Though she is not a natural child of the Harisens, she is well loved by her parents. Daisy, one of the Chinese children adopted by Belgian families, lives happily in her Belgian home.Some couples in Belgium, who can't have a baby or don't have a child, want to adopt a child, so as to have a full     

Readjustment to China＇s Birth Policy

正Since its introduction of the one-child policy for most Chinese couples in the late 1970s,China has effectively reined in its rampant population growth.Benef iting from the policy,Chinese women have been liberated from the birth burden to a great degree and their education and employment situation has improved dramatically.To promote long-term,balanced development of the population,China is gradually adjusting its family planning policy.On December 23,2013,a bill to allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child was approved at the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress.The move marks another major adjustment to China’s family planning policy since the country allowed couples to have two children if both parents are only children.     

BABY BOOM?

<正>China further relaxes restrictions,allowing all couples to have a second child The evening of October 29 unexpectedly turned sensational in China as the ruling Party announced plans to relax the country’s birth rule."We should comprehensively implement the policy that allows every couple to have two children,"read an inconspicuous line lying at the     

Calls for Two-for-All Family Planning

THE family planning policy that started in the late 1970s has wrought far-reaching demographic and social change in China. Thirty years later, growing numbers of demographers say that the current low birth rate threatens potential socio-economic development. They therefore advocate the policy be altered to allow all couples, regardless of circumstances, a second child.     

Family Planning among Ethnic Minorities： a Review

It is known to all that China, the world＇s most populous country with 1.3 billion people, has been practicing a stringent family planning policy as part of an endeavor to ensure a sustainable development. Does this policy of allowing most couples to have only one child apply to China＇s 55 ethnic minority groups？ To put it another way, what is exactly the government policy toward family planning among ethnic minorities,     

Will Compulsory Paternity Leave Encourage More Childbirths?

The Shanghai Municipal Women’s Federation recently put forward a proposal to make paternity leave mandatory for fathers,to encourage families to have children.In Shanghai,young couples are unwilling to have a second child for many reasons.According to the federation’s proposal,the original 10-day paternity leave should be extended to no less than 30days,so that fathers can share more of the burden in caring for their newborns.The organization also suggests offering more generous family-based tax breaks,among other favorable policies,to alleviate the financial load on families with two children.     

Why More Boys Than Girls in China?

China's current total fertility rate of 1.8 is not particularly high. What's more, there is an imbalance in its ratio of infant boys to girls. Under the Chi- nese birth control policy, each couple is allowed one child, and most traditionally minded couples prefer boys to girls. According to the Fifth National Census,     

hy More Boys Than Girls in China？

China‘s current total fertility rate of 1.8 is not particularly high. What‘s more, there is an imbalance in its ratio of infant boys to girls. Under the Chinese birth control policy, each couple is allowed one child, and most traditionally minded couples prefer boys to girls.According to the Fifth National Census,     

Will the Divorce Registration Quota Save Marriages?

<正>Recently,couples desiring to untie the knot in Guangzhou,south China’s Guangdong Province,have had to wait up to a month to be granted a divorce,as civil affairs authorities there have been short-staffed owing to the multitude of couples.Since daily divorce registration numbers are limited,if couples can’t     

Pity the Poor “Little Emperors”

AS more young people born in the 1980s begin to marry, the formerly widespread belief in duozi - duofu (more children - more happiness) diminishes. To today's urban youth, establishing a career is a far more pressing priority than having children. "I don't have time," is 27-year-old Jing Du's answer to her husband's repeated suggestion that they have a child. She is not alone. Many married couples prefer to wait     

Reforms Flowing in China's Dairy Industry

WANG Yan is the mother of a one-year-old girl. With breastfeeding over, she is at her wits’ end trying to choose a brand of baby formula for her child. The powdered formula her friend bought for her from the Netherlands turned out to be not suited to the child’s physique. She used a Japanese brand at local supermarkets before an unfortunate outbreak of foot and mouth disease     

Procedural Transition in the Principle of the Best Interests of the Child in the Eyes of the European Court of Human Rights

The principle of the best interests of the child, as a criterion for substantive review, is conceptually ambiguous and uncertain in its application. To mitigate this dilemma in the application of the principle of the best interests of the child, the European Court of human Rights(EChR) has made a procedural transition in the interpretation and application of this principle, shifting from conducting specific proportionality analysis or interests balancing in cases related to children to examining...     

Will a Subsidy Encourage More People to Marry?

Every gram of gold wil be subsidized by 3 yuan ($0.48), purchase of every car will get 500-yuan ($79.41) cash back and wedding photos now enjoy a discount of 5 percent. These discounts make up part of the marriage subsidy provided to newly married couples in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province. An organization affiliated with the China Association of Social Workers (CASW) recently announced that it plans to provide 95 milion yuan ($15 milion) in the form of cash incentives to newly married couples. Since last June, more than 1,000 couples have received this kind of subsidy for weddings.     

Childbirth:One,Two,Three,or None

<正>Recognizing the multitude of factors affecting people’s birth decisions,the government has rolled out a slew of supportive policies and measures over the past years. RECENTLY,17 central authorities issued a guideline on support for childbirth and child care-proposing measures in 20 areas including taxation,housing,education,health care,insurance,and maternityleave.The goal is to provide full-process support,from marriage to child birth and rearing,by pooling the strengths of the governm...     

Opposites Attract

<正>Mixed couples are on the rise as China embraces globalization Nowhere in Beijing are mixed-race couples more conspicuous than in the Sanlitun neighborhood,once known for its seedy bars,now home to top international brands and trendy restaurants.Hidden behind a pillar near the Apple Store,and holding a professional 300-mm lens,Mr.Zhang is taking photographs of     

Should Custodians Be Held Legally Accountable for Negligence?

正Two children fell from the fourth floor in a shopping mall and died in late February in the northern city of Tianjin.One of them was 5 years old and the other was 2;they were sister and brother.At the time of the incident,their father was holding one in each arm beside a glass fence.Suddenly,one child fell,and as the father tried to catch him,the other child also slipped from his grasp.     

On Answering the Question Related to the Legal Regulation of Working Hours in the New Era:Western Experience and Chinese Approach

The popularity of flexible working hours around the world has slowed down the historical trend of reducing working hours.It even shows signs of regression. Whether and how to guide the current society with flexible working hours to return to the historical track of reducing working hours, improve the quality of working hours, and promote a smooth transition from the era of traditional standard working hours to the era of flexible working hours has become a question related to the legal regulatio...     

Mom＇s Verdict

NEARLY every mother nurses a hope - the hope of keeping her child far away from Intemet pomography and indecent content. In January 2010, a group of mothers were selected from a shortlist to be deputized for the ＂Mom Jury,＂ dedicating themselves to reporting on unseemly information provided by websites, in an effort to make sure children＇s best interests are the first served.