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A Mother's Search 30 Years After Son Was Kidnapped During 1-Child Policy
During the one-child era, the trafficking of young boys was fuelled by parents seeking a son to carry on the family line, experts say. Unwanted girls were often abandoned or sold into sex work, forced marriage or labour.
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Experts Question If China's One-Child Policy Was Needed At All
China's one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilisation widespread and led to baby daughters being sold or even killed.
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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Death Of China's 'One Child Policy' Ex-Chief Sees Less Tributes, More Criticism
The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week.
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Chinese Billionaires Using US Surrogates To Expand Families: Report
Chinese billionaires are turning to US-based surrogates to father children, leading to questions about citizenship laws and the largely unregulated surrogacy industry in the United States.
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Why is China Making Condoms Expensive? 13% VAT Imposed On Contraceptives
These products had been exempt from VAT for the past three decades as China enforced its strict one-child policy and actively promoted birth control.
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From 1-Child Policy To Rs 44,000 Per Child: China's Big Shift On Population
China has announced a nationwide childcare subsidy in a renewed attempt to address declining birth rates, offering families 3,600 yuan (Rs 44,000) per child annually until the age of three.
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China To Offer Childcare Subsidies To Boost Birth Rate Amid Demographic Crisis
China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said Monday, as the world's second most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
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China Stops Foreign Adoptions Of Its Children After 3 Decades
China will no longer send children overseas for adoption, the government said, overturning a more than three-decade rule that was rooted in its once strict one-child policy.
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Affordable Goods, Pricey Parenthood: China Tops List As Most Expensive Place To Raise Children
China ranks among priciest for child-rearing, impacting low fertility, driven by disproportionate effects on women.
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A Mother's Search 30 Years After Son Was Kidnapped During 1-Child Policy
During the one-child era, the trafficking of young boys was fuelled by parents seeking a son to carry on the family line, experts say. Unwanted girls were often abandoned or sold into sex work, forced marriage or labour.
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Experts Question If China's One-Child Policy Was Needed At All
China's one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilisation widespread and led to baby daughters being sold or even killed.
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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Death Of China's 'One Child Policy' Ex-Chief Sees Less Tributes, More Criticism
The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week.
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Chinese Billionaires Using US Surrogates To Expand Families: Report
Chinese billionaires are turning to US-based surrogates to father children, leading to questions about citizenship laws and the largely unregulated surrogacy industry in the United States.
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Why is China Making Condoms Expensive? 13% VAT Imposed On Contraceptives
These products had been exempt from VAT for the past three decades as China enforced its strict one-child policy and actively promoted birth control.
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From 1-Child Policy To Rs 44,000 Per Child: China's Big Shift On Population
China has announced a nationwide childcare subsidy in a renewed attempt to address declining birth rates, offering families 3,600 yuan (Rs 44,000) per child annually until the age of three.
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China To Offer Childcare Subsidies To Boost Birth Rate Amid Demographic Crisis
China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said Monday, as the world's second most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
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China Stops Foreign Adoptions Of Its Children After 3 Decades
China will no longer send children overseas for adoption, the government said, overturning a more than three-decade rule that was rooted in its once strict one-child policy.
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Affordable Goods, Pricey Parenthood: China Tops List As Most Expensive Place To Raise Children
China ranks among priciest for child-rearing, impacting low fertility, driven by disproportionate effects on women.
