Can the Communist party get out of China’s bedrooms now, please? | Audrey Jiajia Li

I was born in 1983, so have no siblings. Now the government wants bigger families – but young Chinese won’t listen

Chinese millennials such as me are collectively known as the “post-1980 generation”. The controversial “one-child” policy started to be enforced by the Communist party in 1979 out of concern over rapid population growth that could hinder the economic boom that was about to take off. My generation (I was born in 1983) became the first batch of China’s only children. All urban residents were subject to harsh punishments – by way of unaffordable fines and losing their jobs – should they violate the one-child restriction, so giving me a sibling was not an option for my parents.

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