China Population Laws

World's Biggest Census Begins In China

AP | CHI-CHI ZHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — China kicked off a once-a-decade census Monday, a whirlwind 10-day head count that sees 6 million census takers scrutinize apartment b...

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China Abortions Pass 13M, Prompting Critique Of Sex Ed Programs

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — China performs more abortions than any other country in the world, about 13 million a year, mostly for young single women who aren't u...

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China's Population Laws Threaten Baby Girls, Favor Boys

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — China has 32 million more young men than young women _ a gender gap that could lead to increasing crime _ because parents facing stric...

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Chinese Woman Has Son Strangled To Avoid Violating Population Laws, Given Death Sentence

AP | ELAINE KURTENBACH | Posted 05.25.2011

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SHANGHAI, China — A court in central China has sentenced a woman to death for hiring someone to strangle her 9-year-old son so she could have an...

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