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China had the world's largest population with 300,000 people and possessed just under 20% of the world population
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Communist takeover power: After World War 2 the communist takeover starts and leading this Mao Zedong leads Chinese, he was the person starting the communist revolution.
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Food supply falls behind population causing massive famine leading to 30 million deaths.
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Mao Zedong creates the "Family Planning Policy", which limits China's Han Ethnic majority to only one child.It was first introduced in 1978 but was made important by 1979.
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ultrasounds become available in China, letting people see what gender they are going to have.
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Study shows that China has 32 million more boys under 20 than girls under 20.
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Despite rumors to the contrary, China announces that the family planning policy will continue for at least another decade
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1978-present day) Since its establishment, the Family Planning Policy has prevented an estimated 250 million births.