Current Event

March 14, 2008
Block H

Current Event

Title of the article: “No Changes to China’s One Child Policy”
Author: N/A
Date published: March 13, 2008
Source: http://www.wkrg.com/news/article/no_changes_to_chinas_one_child_policy/11455/

Summary: According to China’s top family planning official, there is not a possibility that the one-child policy in China is going to be abandoned for at least another decade. The policy, started during the 1970’s, has helpfully prevented 400 million births in China. If the policy were abandoned now, there would be serious problems with social and economic development. But, the policy has led to “forced abortions, sterilizations and a dangerously imbalanced sex ratio” because of the traditional preference for boys. This policy is helping China reach it’s goal of zero population growth, but there is still a price to pay. I think the family planning officials are doing a good thing by keeping the policy because this will help with the world’s population problem.

Explanation: This population issue has to do with economics, culture and civics. The policy helps with China’s economic and social development, and culture is a part of it too, because of the traditional preference for boys, causing many abortions and an imbalanced sex ratio. Also, the issue has to do with civics and the Chinese citizens and their rights and the country’s development.

Acrostic Poem:
China striving to reach zero-population growth
Hopefully the policy continues to help China’s development
Increasing China’s population causes the Earth to become more crowded
Next decade: about 200 million people in china will enter “child-bearing years”
Abandoning the policy will cause serious problems for China
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Sterilizations and forced abortions happening because of the rule

Population growth is slowing down
Over-populated countries should consider educating the countries’ citizens
about family planning
Less females are being born than males because of the traditional preference
for boys
Imbalanced sex ratios are very dangerous and more problems are caused for
men who are seeking wives
Chinese family planning officials won’t consider changing the one-child policy
Yes to family planning!