The authorities in China say they have found that most Chinese women would like to have more than one child. Family-planning officials say their research indicates that 70% of women want to have two babies or more. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7832440.stm
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In the first of a series of pieces on China's one-child policy, the BBC's Michael Bristow looks at whether the country's controversial regulations are working http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7000931.stm
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Dozens of baby girls in southern China have reportedly been taken from parents who broke family-planning laws, and then sold for adoption overseas. An investigation by the state-owned Southern Metropolis News found that about 80 girls in one county had been sold for $3,000 (£1,800) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8130900.stm
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The fruits of the one-child policy are maturing in 2010 Much has been written about China's future demographic crisis, summed up by the words "China will get old before it gets rich." But it is seldom realized just how close China is to a tipping point – it is this year http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&
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