Listen To News: China Eases Population Control ~ 31 December 2013
Discussion Question: Do you think a baby boom in China is the answer to the country's aging population problem?
It's a controversial question to solve. But, I think this policy should be seen like a temporary one, that is, a restricted policy to be a very dangerous try to give effectiveness to the country's progress noticed over past few years.
Maybe other short-term policies could be taken into account in order to reach the goals aimed by the local government. For me, that policy has advantages and disadvantages. In fact, at the end has more impairments to life than lasting benefits because the social consequences of an increase in population will only be seen in the future. It'll cost a high price on behalf of renewing the old age of populaton so that can keep a great economy.
Let's start looking at the good side of issue. China is a big country. A big nation with a big population growing old day by day due to effects of the past one-child policy . So, it is logic to invest in a policy that allows couples to have more than one child so that homeland can retrive economic and work strenghts before a competitive global market .
Looking into the bad side of matter, I notice this policy will give rise to a big worker mass in the future for China, but quests come to my mind: How will be the life quality for this "boom" of inhabitants in China? How will be the living conditions for all that newborns? It knows China still has a lot of poorness, persons living in the most extreme conditions in most parts of the national territory. China needs previously to think upon how to manage generously the widest and one of the neediest human agglomerations of the world.
The new policy for me is a handy way out for the question, however it's not the final solution for so complex problem that the country faces: economic growing parallel to a rising aged population. More people in population don't put an end when it comes to the unstoppable economic expansion of a nation.
As see it, the governmental authorities could focus on importing specialised labor as a possible suggestion, and secondly proceeding in putting in practice a policy that ask persons to breed more children, bearing in mind that is up to a limit that doesn't harm the life quality of this gigantic society, since China is already by far the biggest worlwide population. A huge and young population doesn't makes up a disaster in health, salary and work conditions as well as other social indicators. The growing of a country should be based on solid respect to the most primitive human rights.
Comments
I believed the power should be given to the people on deciding their fate; ie whether they want to have more kids or no kids at all. People has the remarkable power of making the best situation out from a worst circumstances. I am sure people will learn to make the best decision, rather than being forced on them.