China adopts reform of one-child policy – Xinhua | Inquirer News

China adopts reform of one-child policy – Xinhua

10:01 AM December 28, 2013

A photo taken on March 21, 2013 shows a woman with one of her grandchildren in their home in Chengde, Hebei province, a town where inhabitants are not bound by the ‘one-child’ birth-control policy enforced in other parts of China. AFP

BEIJING – China Saturday formally adopted a reform of its one-child policy to allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child, state media reported.

The measure was passed by the country’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the Xinhua news agency said.

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