Chinahasdecidedtoenditsdecades-longone-childpolicy.Allcouplesareallowedtohavetwochildren.Thisdecisionhasarousedmuchchatter—whetheritishightimethatChinashouldcarryouttheuniversaltwo-childpolicyornot.AsfarasIamconcerned,thispolicyisinlinewithChina’sdomesticsituations.
Speakingfromamacroperspective,thispolicyisatimelyadjustmenttoChina’schangingsituations.TheagingpopulationhasbeenposingathreattothesustainableandhealthydevelopmentofChina.Thispolicywilloptimizethedemographicstructure,increasethelaborforce,easethepressureofagingpopulationandensurethesustainableandhealthydevelopmentoftheeconomyandsociety.
Speakingfromamicroone,astheoddsofhavingaweakelderlyparentandalltheattendantneedforphysicalandfinancialassistancehavejumpedmanytimesinjustonegeneration,thispolicywillbringaboutmanybenefitstothefamilyinthelongrun.Inspiteofthefactthatchildrearingisanythinglessthananeasytask,thedisadvantages,suchastemporarilyeconomicburden,seemtobepalecomparedwiththebenefits.Thesecondchild,atleast,willaccompanyhisorhersiblingandinthefuture,theywillsharetheresponsibilitytosupportandcarefortheiroldparents.
decades-long长达数十年之久的odds几率
chatter唠叨的话;喋喋不休demographic人口统计学的;人口统计的
macro宏观的optimize使最优化;充分利用