Three Child Policy

The revised Population and Family Planning Law, which allows Chinese couples to have three children, was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC).

The implications of China’s new three-child policy

The policy is unlikely to work and with the right policies, India has a shot at gaining traction as a low-wage investment destination

Impact of China’s three-child policy on demography, migration and economy

China’s population continues to be the largest in the world. Its three-child shift means global advocates of family planning and contraceptive use have to rethink the way they will approach China

A third child? No, thanks, say young Chinese

On Monday, the world's most populous nation further relaxed its strict family planning controls, allowing couples to have three children after just 12 million Chinese were born last year -- a record low.

In pics | Three-child policy: China lifts cap on births in major policy shift

In 2016, China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy - initially imposed to halt a population explosion - with a two-child limit, which failed to result in a sustained surge in births as the high cost of raising children in Chinese cities deterred many couples from starting families.

What China's new three-child policy means, according to economists, academics

China announced on Monday that couples would be allowed to have up to three children, up from the current limit of two, in a bid to reverse a rapid decline in new births.

China announces three-child policy, in major policy shift

The change was approved during a politburo meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping, the official news agency Xinhua reported.