China to maintain “one child” policy for at least another decade.
We recently noted that should China’s rapid development proceed without serious consideration of its environmental impacts, the resulting environmental damage could be catastrophic. However, as we also noted, China does appear to be paying more attention to this issue lately.
One of China’s most controversial developmental regulations has been its “one child” policy. Recently there has been speculation that the government might be ready to lift that rule. However, news reports this week indicate that the Chinese government has decided to maintain its current policy for at least another decade.
It is hard to say that this is a good thing, since it is a very controversial policy and there are many obvious ethical issues surrounding it. Nonetheless, as we’ve stated, one of the major keys to the health of the planet going forward, is going to be the decisions that China makes vis-à-vis development and the environment.
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