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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64457367
Sichuan: Couples in Chinese province allowed to have unlimited children
Couples in China's Sichuan province will be allowed to have
as many children as they want, as the country continues to try
and get a grip on its declining population.
Last year, the population in China fell for the first time in
60 years.
For decades, the country had a one-child policy - increased
nationally for married couples to three in 2021.
As part of the policy change in Sichuan, unmarried individuals
will also now be able to raise children.
. . .
Next phase will be to criminalize birth-control measures.
Just wait for it .....
China is following the pattern of all "successful" nations,
a steep decline in the birth-rate. You don't NEED nine kids
to support/defend you in your old age so ...
Chinese thinking is now also in tune with a number of
western nations - the realization that you can't "Borrow
From Future Generations to Pay For Yours" if there ISN'T
a future generation worth counting.
I have strong suspicions THIS is what the US 'Mexican'
invasion is all about - welfare states always wind up
costing more than they make so you have to IMPORT a new
wage-slave class to prop up the system. This also explains
the Euro/UK toleration of all their 'migrants'.
Alas this is just a stop-gap measure, won't work for long.
Once the 'minority' becomes the indispensable majority it's
likely to vote to save money and STOP paying to float the
older generations. Then the whole welfare state implodes
loudly enough to create a black hole. However politicians
think about TODAY ... but they WILL be packing their golden
parachutes for tomorrow - nice digs in N.Z. or somewhere
else FAR away from the scene of the crime.
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