I'm doing an exam in the chinese OneChild policy.It would be great if you could tell me why it was introduced!

Question

I need this answer by wednesday the 14th of may 2007. please reply quickly!

Answer 1

Wednesday is the 16th. Monday is the 14th. Do you still have time for 1 more answer?
Exceptional link below, if you have time please read it.
http://www.beaglebass.com/one_child.htm
*****NOTE********
From 1900 to 1979 Chinas population tripled. China as a country had 20% of the worlds population. Tradition held that only male child was to be born in order to continue the family.
.........Excerpt from link below ...........

"* Because of the Chinese tradition involving giving birth to at least one male child, female infants are often killed, aborted, or left to die so the family may have a boy that is, because in most cases, the One-Child Policy allows only one child. Because the family must have a boy, and only one child is allowed, the one child is almost always a male, thus creating a surplus of males in China.
* With a surplus of males come horrendous problems."

Answer 2

The government of China was concerned that if something wasn't done to limit the birthrate, the country's population, would soon become larger than the land could support. There was fear of famine, unrest, and general collapse. Special exemptions were made for various minority groups whose populations were small and might face extinction if families were limited to one child.

Answer 3

Over population in China....was supposed to be the reason.... instead of just letting the people move somewhere else in the world the government dictates everything they do there.

Answer 4

Extreme over population and a realization that there would be mass starvation without reducing the numbers of children who would later reproduce.

Answer 5

To control population growth