The Chinese government has announced a policy to allow couples to have up to three children in response to the rapidly declining birthrate and aging population, and has announced the abolition of the fine system for having children who exceed the limit. Did.
In China, the so-called "one-child policy" that limits the number of children a couple can have to one in principle has continued for many years, and five years ago it was allowed to have two children.
However, the declining trend in the number of births has not stopped since then, and in May this year, a policy was announced to reduce the number of children to three.
In response to this, the Chinese government announced new concrete measures on the 20th.
According to this, five years later, a full-scale aging society will be reached, and it will become more serious around 2035, so there are concerns about serious impacts in a wide range of economic and social fields.
In addition, he announced that he would abolish the fine system that had been imposed when he had children who exceeded the limit.
The amount of the fine was sometimes several times higher than the couple's annual income.
While a decrease in the working population as Xi Jinping leadership is a social problem, it is a form that emphasizes the attitude to put serious about declining birthrate, but is a situation that does not foresee is whether the lead up to where the increase in the number of births.