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China'a One-Birth Policy to Stifle Future Economic Growth

the one-child-policy is only enforced in the cities, and then only for people with public sector jobs. in the countryside it is offically alllowed to have more children, and whatever restrictions there are are easily circumvented. that applies also to migrant people living in the city.

the tale about shortage of labor is a fake - there are difficulties finding people willing to work factory jobs for less than $150/month but it is a result of growing affluence and opportunities , not shortage of hands. China's population is still growing by approx 7 million people a year.

finally, the shortage of women is probably real, but probably only relevant in the social/political questions, not economics.