One-child Policy

China considers scrapping 1-child policy

Michael Cook | 26 March 2011

The Chinese government may consider lifting restrictions on its notorious one-child policy. Wang Yuqing, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, told the government newspaper People’s Daily that he would like to see a gradual opening of the one-child policy which has been in force since 1979.

Compulsory sterilisation drive in China

Jared Yee | 24 April 2010

Relatives coerced as well

Bangladesh to introduce one-child policy

Michael Cook | 04 January 2010

Modelled on China’s policy