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China's One Child Policy had unintended consequences on the population from "summary" of The Story of China by Michael Wood
The implementation of China's One Child Policy in 1979 was a drastic measure aimed at curbing the country's rapidly growing population. The government believed that limiting families to only one child would help alleviate the strain on resources and improve the overall quality of life for its citizens. However, this policy had unintended consequences that would have a lasting impact on the population of China. One of the most significant consequences of the One Child Policy was the gender imbalance that resulted from the preference for male children. In Chinese culture, sons are traditionally seen as more valuable than daughters, leading many families to selectively abort female fetuses or abandon baby girls in favor of having a son. This skewed gender ratio created a generation of young men unable to find wives, exacerbating social issues such as loneliness and depression. Furthermore, the One Chi...
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