One Child Policy in China

The one-child policy, officially the family planning policy, is the population control policy of the People's Republic of China which limits couples to one child. It was introduced in 1979 to alleviate social, economic, and environmental problems in China. Demographers estimate that the policy averted 200 million births between 1979 and 2009. The one child policy has its benefits, but also several disadvantages, some of which are listed below.

Pros:

1. Social problems alleviation
2. Poverty eradication
3. Reduce number of population

Cons:

1. Forces abortions and Human Rights violation.
2. Brings Birth Tourism
3. "Four-two-one" problem
   As the first generation of law-enforced only-children came of age for becoming parents themselves, one adult child was left with having to provide support for his or her two parents and four grandparents. Called the “4-2-1 Problem”, this leaves the older generations with increased chances of dependency on retirement funds or charity in order to receive support. If personal savings, pensions, or state welfare fails, most senior citizens would be left entirely dependent upon their very small family or neighbours for assistance.
4. Possible social problems for a generation of only children                                              Some parents may over-indulge their only child. Since the 1990s, some people have worried that this will result in a higher tendency toward poor social communication and cooperation skills among the new generation, as they have no siblings at home.

The government has relaxed the policy by allowing families to have two children if one of the parents is an only child. However, personally, I think that the One Child Policy should be removed. As seen from above, although there are some advantages, there are also many negative sides such as violations of Humans Rights. I believe that there would be other ways to control China's population size instead of the One Child Policy, which have resulted in forced abortions and much more serious problems such as the "Four-two-one" problem.

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy#Effects

                     http://apecsec.org/china-one-child-policy-pros-and-cons/

                     http://www.unitedexplanations.org/blogs/china/2012/08/28/one-child-policy-in-china-pros-and-cons/