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Chinese county keeps birthrate low without one-child limit

Posted March 5th, 2007 by Tara Murray in Asia, Fertility

The Christian Science Monitor reports that Yicheng’s birthrate is lower than the Chinese national average, even though the county is exempt from the “one child policy”. The article also examines related issues, such as population aging and the effects of sex selection on Chinese society.

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