Comments on: China’s One Child Policy http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/ Join the Rumor Queen as she looks for the latest rumors and then analyzes them, trying to figure out what the CCAA will do next. Tue, 22 May 2012 17:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: greggw2gs http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-51005 greggw2gs Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:49:59 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-51005 China's top population official has ruled out any drastic change to the family planning policy, including the one-child rule, for at least the next decade. The report states that China is in a 10 year borth peak period. Please read the article here: http://www.china.org.cn/2008-03/10/content_12100696.htm If that link doesn't work you can find it at www.china.org.cn under the title "Population policy will stay for now" Gregg China’s top population official has ruled out any drastic change to the family planning policy, including the one-child rule, for at least the next decade. The report states that China is in a 10 year borth peak period.

Please read the article here:

http://www.china.org.cn/2008-03/10/content_12100696.htm

If that link doesn’t work you can find it at http://www.china.org.cn under the title “Population policy will stay for now”

Gregg

]]> By: greggw2gs http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50899 greggw2gs Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:51:55 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50899 RQ, got this one right on the head. Its a real challenge for China to feed 1.5 billion and they have to step very cautiously. Relying on food from other countries isn't going to be on top of their list I do not think. Internally China can not hope to feed its masses on its own either. Polution levels in the countires water supply scares me along these line as well. Will this polution force China to buy more and more food from abroad? As RQ said there has to be polulation control in China but it will adjust and twist and bend over time to suit the needs of its people and its country. Nice job RQ. RQ, got this one right on the head. Its a real challenge for China to feed 1.5 billion and they have to step very cautiously. Relying on food from other countries isn’t going to be on top of their list I do not think. Internally China can not hope to feed its masses on its own either. Polution levels in the countires water supply scares me along these line as well. Will this polution force China to buy more and more food from abroad? As RQ said there has to be polulation control in China but it will adjust and twist and bend over time to suit the needs of its people and its country. Nice job RQ.

]]> By: growingtolerance http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50892 growingtolerance Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:05:28 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50892 I'm always impressed with how clearly and eloquently you offer information, RQ. Thank you for continuing to report on all things adoption-related. I’m always impressed with how clearly and eloquently you offer information, RQ. Thank you for continuing to report on all things adoption-related.

]]> By: yviefaye http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50870 yviefaye Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:02:32 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50870 Can anyone from the Netherlands please give some information about the documentary that is causing problems. I have been searching on the web for news Can anyone from the Netherlands please give some information about the documentary that is causing problems. I have been searching on the web for news

]]> By: yviefaye http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50869 yviefaye Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:43:04 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50869 There it goes again each time I settle my conscience that I am doing the right thing to adopt from China the doubt sets in. 2.5 years into the process including getting papers to China with sept 2006 LID. I sincerely hope that there is no new evidence of the Hunan scandal being bigger than first thought . I desperately would love to be a first time Mum, but not at the expense of another mother losing her daughter to a kidnapper. I know we cannot have guarantees that all children in China put up for adoption were not trafficked but I need to know that I am not part of the problem. Can anyone convince me that our consciences are totally clear, and that what started out as "The right thing to do " has become part of the problem. I dont want to upset or offend anyone, and much as I dread the journalists digging things up that I dont want to have to think about I cannot brush it under the carpet. If ther is a problem in the Netherlands it will affect the rest of Europe . There it goes again each time I settle my conscience that I am doing the right thing to adopt from China the doubt sets in.
2.5 years into the process including getting papers to China with sept 2006 LID.
I sincerely hope that there is no new evidence of the Hunan scandal being bigger than first thought .
I desperately would love to be a first time Mum, but not at the expense of another mother losing her daughter to a kidnapper.
I know we cannot have guarantees that all children in China put up for adoption were not trafficked but I need to know that I am not part of the problem.
Can anyone convince me that our consciences are totally clear, and that what started out as “The right thing to do ” has become part of the problem.
I dont want to upset or offend anyone, and much as I dread the journalists digging things up that I dont want to have to think about I cannot brush it under the carpet. If ther is a problem in the Netherlands it will affect the rest of Europe .

]]> By: Rebecca http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50867 Rebecca Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:51:39 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50867 From a historical perspective, it is actually necessary to go back even further to really understand this situation. After the war which ended with the Communists kicking out the Nationalists, the population was pretty devastated. So Mao made a policy saying that any mother who gave birth to *ten* children would be able to come visit him in Beijing where he would honer her personally. Guess what happened? The population exploded. And then they had to curb it only thirty years later. This cycle of reactionary policy is really at the heart of the problem. I would recommend reading Mao: The Untold Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday if you would like to know more about Mao's policies and their long lasting impacts on Modern China. From a historical perspective, it is actually necessary to go back even further to really understand this situation. After the war which ended with the Communists kicking out the Nationalists, the population was pretty devastated. So Mao made a policy saying that any mother who gave birth to *ten* children would be able to come visit him in Beijing where he would honer her personally. Guess what happened? The population exploded. And then they had to curb it only thirty years later. This cycle of reactionary policy is really at the heart of the problem. I would recommend reading Mao: The Untold Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday if you would like to know more about Mao’s policies and their long lasting impacts on Modern China.

]]> By: kingbolete http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50866 kingbolete Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:46:38 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50866 I just checked out a great dvd from the library called debt+life (I think) It was about the effects of globalization on Jamaica. I was soooo depressed and I think the worlds food problems are about to become so much worse because of politics. lets hope humanity can rise to the occasion. I just checked out a great dvd from the library called debt+life (I think) It was about the effects of globalization on Jamaica. I was soooo depressed and I think the worlds food problems are about to become so much worse because of politics. lets hope humanity can rise to the occasion.

]]> By: edfknoxadopt http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50865 edfknoxadopt Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:12:35 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50865 here is the link to the msnbc article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23562016/ here is the link to the msnbc article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23562016/

]]> By: edfknoxadopt http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50864 edfknoxadopt Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:10:50 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50864 There was a link to a story on MSNBC.com stating that China has decided to not change their "one child" policy at present and will likely not change it for 10 more years. I would have put the link here but lost it. Thanks. There was a link to a story on MSNBC.com stating that China has decided to not change their “one child” policy at present and will likely not change it for 10 more years. I would have put the link here but lost it. Thanks.

]]> By: inHistime http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-50863 inHistime Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:01:53 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2008/03/11/chinas-one-child-policy/#comment-50863 Chicken Little here, "THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!" There are A LOT of things we need to be more responsible for but the number of children we have is personal. Do we want the government in our bedroom? NO! There are a great many factors I am sure. I think we need to be careful not to become so afraid that we would rather have population control instead of more responsible citizens and creative solutions. I could go on. I respect your explanation. RQ, but it is flawed thinking to try to determine who lives and who doesn't. That is what it comes down to in the end. You know that many of China's children are aborted and are not put up for adoption. That is the saddest part not the abandonment. OK, I'm ready for the hate mail :) Chicken Little here, “THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!”
There are A LOT of things we need to be more responsible for but the number of children we have is personal. Do we want the government in our bedroom? NO!
There are a great many factors I am sure. I think we need to be careful not to become so afraid that we would rather have population control instead of more responsible citizens and creative solutions. I could go on. I respect your explanation. RQ, but it is flawed thinking to try to determine who lives and who doesn’t. That is what it comes down to in the end. You know that many of China’s children are aborted and are not put up for adoption. That is the saddest part not the abandonment.
OK, I’m ready for the hate mail :)

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