anti natalist

why

Overpopulation surge pass 1b

Lack of food resources to allocate which leads to a famine in 1960s

when

1979

Result

1. 250 million of births prevented

2. Aging population (the 4:2:1 effect) 

3. Female infanticide - male-to-female ratio is 100 to 115

evaluation Positives

Achieved its core goal of slowing population growth, contributing to China's economic boom.

Created a period with a huge working-age population and few dependents (children/elderly).

This fueled the world's fastest-growing economy for decades—cheap labor for factories, high savings rates.

family resources concentrated on one child (especially education).

Many urban women had more opportunity for education and careers, as they weren't expected to have many children.

Negatives

Forced abortions and sterilizations (especially in rural areas under strict quotas).

Heavy fines ("social maintenance fees"), job loss, or property destruction for violators.

Cultural son preference + the one-child limit = sex-selective abortions 30-40m more men than women