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.
