China's One Child Policy was started by the government to try and limit population growth in China.
Click on the websites below to find out about China's One Child Policy:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4320000/newsid_4329500/4329525.stm
http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/onechild.htm
Use these websites to find out why some people argue the policy has been successful:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4972042.stm
http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/onechild.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4310000/newsid_4314400/4314477.stm
http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=771http://www.cpirc.org.cn/en/enews20060107.htm
Use these websites to find out why some people argue that the policy has not been succesful and is causing major problems for the people of China:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/941511.stm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070828084440.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/4722587.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6694135.stm
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