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The Great Leap Forward
Mao’s disastrous attempt to rapidly convert China into a modern industrialized state, there were floods and droughts which resulted in a food shortage globably. From 1958 to 1961, an estimated 20-30 million Chinese people starved to death. In short, a Massive Leap Backwards. -
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The Begining
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Things Are Getting Better
Things get better. Although the people weren’t starving, there were still widespread shortages. Everything from soap and cloth to eggs and sugar was rationed.But the population continued to swell. By the early 1970’s, China’s population passed the 800 million mark. -
Long,Late And Few
The CCP launched a soft-sell approach to curbing population growth. Under the slogan “Late, Long, and Few,” the voluntary family planning campaign which advised you to delay your marriages, having fewer children and increasing the number of years between children. It worked.From 1970 to 1976, the country’s fertility rate plunges by more than half -
Mao Croaks, Enter Deng
Mao dies and Deng Xiaoping takes over and inherits a China in not the best postion in the world, in other words it's going to be a lot of hard work to get China out of poverty. Deng sets his targets on achieving a richer China. And of course, one way to boost that number is to reduce the denominator, the aggregate population. -
The One Child Policy Is Tested
The one child policy was created by Deng Xiaoping, to temporarily limit communist China's population growth. It has thus been in place for more than 32 years. -
The One Child Policy Gets Enforced
Under the original One Child Policy, couples needed to first obtain permission from local officials to have a baby. Although the policy was meant to be an emergency, the CCP has continued the policy despite significant changes in China’s economy and demography. -
The One Child Policy Is Initially Applied
The One Child Policy Is Initially Applied. -
Little Facts
When the One Child Policy was adopted in 1979, China's population was about 972 million people. In 2012 the population of China is about 1.343 billion people. By contrast, India's population in 1979 was 671 million and in 2012 India's population is 1.205 billion people. By most estimates, India will surpass China as the world's most populous country by 2027 or earlier, when both countries' population is expected to reach about 1.4 billion. -
One Child Policy
In 2007, according to a spokesperson of the Committee on the One-Child Policy, approximately 35.9% of China's population was subject to a one-child restriction. -
Little Facts
The recent peak total fertility rate for Chinese women was in the late 1960s, when it was 5.91 in 1966 and 1967. When the One Child Policy was first imposed, the total fertility rate of Chinese women was 2.91 in 1978. In 2012, the total fertility rate had dropped to 1.55 children per woman, well below the replacement value of 2.1. -
Little Facts
With the One Child Policy in place, China is expected to achieve zero population growth by 2025. By 2050, China's population growth rate will be -0.5%. -
The Estimated Population Of China In The Future
If China continues its One Child Policy in the decades to come, it will actually see its population decrease. China is expected to peak in population around 2030 with 1.46 billion people and then begin falling to 1.3 billion by 2050.
