One-child policy is not a mandatory policy in China

时间：2007-07-19 00:59:11

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Chinanews, Beijing, July 17 – The current one-child policy is not a mandatory1 policy in China. Local governments in both urban and rural regions can make slight changes to the policy based on their concrete conditions, said Yu Xuejun, director of the Policy-making Department under the National Population and Family Planning Commission.

 

China has now become a country with a low birth rate. In the 1970s, while every Chinese couple gave birth to 5.8 children on average, the number has now been reduced to 1.8. However, it should be noted2 that as China has a large absolute number in population, the net increase of population will still be large. It is expected that over the next few years, Chinese population will grow with a net increase of 8-10 million every year to reach 1.5 billion by 2030. According to the national population strategic plan, China will witness a crucial period in the 30 years to come when population growth rate will remain low and, even reach zero. During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan Period (2006-2010), China will continue to implement3 its current family planning policy and try to keep the birth rate at a low level. It is no good for China either to tighten4 or loosen its present policy.

 

China should not loosen its present birth control policy because the country will encounter a small baby boom during the Eleventh Five-Year Period. Furthermore, currently, some local governments have made adjustments to the current policy by allowing more couples in their regions to have two babies already, said Yu.

 

Yu stressed that China should not tighten its current policy, either, because a tightened5 policy will bring more structural6 problems to the country’s population issue in future.

 
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1 mandatory BjTyz     
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
参考例句：
  • It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
  • There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
2 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
3 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
4 tighten 9oYwI     
v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧
参考例句：
  • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
  • Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。
5 tightened bd3d8363419d9ff838bae0ba51722ee9     
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧
参考例句：
  • The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
  • His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
6 structural itXw5     
adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的
参考例句：
  • The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
  • The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

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