China now allowing couples to have three children, increasing limit to address aging population
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(Worthy News) – The Chinese government said Monday it will ease its limits on births, allowing couples to have three children instead of two, to address the country’s again population and keep its economy thriving.
China’s ruling communist party has enforced such limits since 1980 but made the change this week amid concerns about failing to achieve ambitious goals as a consumer society and global technology leader, according to the Associated Press.
The decision came out of a ruling party meeting led by President Xi Jinping in which officials decided to introduce measures to “actively deal with the aging population,” the official Xinhua News Agency said. [ Source: Just the News (Read More…) ]
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