On the morning of July 21, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the situation of optimizing the birth policy to promote the long-term balanced development of the population.
At the press conference, there were questions from the media. In the recently announced "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Optimizing Fertility Policies to Promote Long-term and Balanced Population Development", what were the reasons for the cancellation of social support and related penalties?
Yang Wenzhuang, Director of the Population and Family Department of the National Health Commission, introduced:
First, the strategic goals of our country's population development have undergone major changes.
We are now promoting the long-term balanced development of the population, which is different from the population development goal of controlling excessive population growth in the 1970s and 1980s and stabilizing the low birth rate since the beginning of the new century.
In the second aspect, according to our long-term monitoring, investigation and related research, the people's willingness to bear children is below "2". Although we have implemented a comprehensive two-child policy, many families have problems with parenting and education in terms of reproductive choices. Still postponing, some even gave up.
Therefore, the masses are more concerned about the hope that there will be a complete, supporting, and active support policy. The promulgation of an active policy should be the focus of our next step.
In the third aspect, the implementation of the three-child policy is also a family planning policy. Localities should improve and formulate local population development plans in accordance with national policy requirements, support family development, and protect the rights and interests of women and children.
From the perspective of the family, we should respect and love each other, and families should also consult on an equal footing, and arrange the number and time of childbirth in a planned and responsible manner.
Fourth, for areas where individual population development and economic, social, resource, and environmental conflicts are more prominent, it is also necessary to strengthen publicity and education to promote the effective connection between relevant economic and social policies and childbirth policies to further consolidate poverty alleviation and comprehensively build a well-off society. Results.
Therefore, I think our future birth policy is advocating.
(Produced by Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]