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China’s collapsing population

The Documentary by BBC

Jul 7, 202626:50Society & Culture

Worried about a ballooning population, the Chinese government introduced its infamous one-child policy in 1980. At the time it seemed urgent to find ways to reduce the number of babies being born. China today has the opp...

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China’s collapsing population is an episode from The Documentary by BBC. Worried about a ballooning population, the Chinese government introduced its infamous one-child policy in 1980. At the time it seemed urgent to find ways to reduce the...

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