How was China's one child policy carried out?

Answer 1

China's one child policy is that an Han Chinese person is only allowed to have one child without being fine a large fee. Beyond that, the Chinese also view it as a large financial burden to raise more than one child. This policy only applies to Han Chinese and other Chinese minorities, such as Uyghur/Xingjiang provience minorties this rule does not apply to them.

Here's the wiki explanation of the one child policy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy

Answer 2

Depending on where you live in China; there are different consequences and enforcement of this policy. In some areas couples are taxed thousands of dollars for having children without a permit, stories of forced sterilization and forced abortions continue to this day.

There are parents who are farmers, in rural areas who maybe allowed to have more than one child without paying fines and extra taxes. Their children are needed to work the land.

Under attack by state officials, when women are given forced abortions late into the third trimester, cases of the fetussurviving the saline abortion, the fetus is given no medical treatment after birth that would have attempted to treat, prolong or preserve it's life. Documents of pregnancies that came to term in women who already had children, often resulted in the new born being injected with saline into the fontanelle and left to die.

In 2005, officials initiated a forced abortion and sterilization campaign against women in Linyi and other 12 counties in Shandong Province. Those who were found to be unlawfully reproducing,under China's strict family-planning policy were given abortions. Although there are strict laws on the books prohibiting the action by the state, in a weeks time, two women, just days away from their due date were included in the sweep.

Activist Chen Guangcheng made international headlines for exposing the campaign by officials hoping to help their political careers, by lowering the Birth Rate. He filed a class - action lawsuit on the women's behalf, becoming a hero to his villagers. Although the suit was rejected, his plea drew attention to the treatment of the poor Linyi villagers. His actions resulted in the State Family Planning Commission to call for the arrest of any officials who break the law.

The day he went to the international press, Chen was detained by local public-security agents then dropped at his home where he was held under house arrest for months. During that time more than 10 government officials and their hired staff would stand guard outside of the house, 24 hours a day in order to stop Chen and his family from leaving their home and yet, Chen was regularly roughed-up. As were any lawyers who attempted to help him.

In March 2006, several dozen police arrived to take Chen away. Where he eventually was charged with the damaging public property and organizing a mob to disturb traffic. On the eve of his trial his attorney's were detained and he was appointed a public defender who had no knowledge of his case. It took just two hours for him to be found guilty and sentenced to over 4 years in prison.

On November 30, 2006, Yinan County court in Shandong province, upheld its decision to sentence activist Chen Guangcheng to more than four years in prison after he documented claims of forced abortions. The decision was issued in a 30-minute session, where no witnesses or evidence were presented, said Chen Guangfu; the only family member allowed to be present during the proceedings. On January 12, 2007, the Linyi Intermediate Court in Shandong Province, rejected Chen's final appeal. In April 2006, Time Magazine named Chen "One of the 100 people most influential in shaping our world. Calling him a blind man with legal vision."

So I believe it is fair to say the "Powers That Be" use a variety of methods to enforce the laws, financial taxes levied at those quite unable to cover the fines. Forced sterilization. They are using forced abortions, including saline abortions on full term babies. Babies they continue to call a fetus in order to remove themselves from appearing to be guilty of murder of full term, fully viable infants. And then there are those who manage to go undetected until arriving at the hospital in active labor and are found to be repeat parents. Their joy over birthing a healthy infant is nipped in the bud when they are told they will not be taking home a new bundle of joy, as their baby has been found deceased, after an injection of saline is put directly into the baby's fontanelle, (soft spot on) Barbaric and monsters comes to mind here. And then there is false imprisonment, intimidation and physical punishment.

It isn't all punishment and retaliatory action, those who volunteer to have only one child are awarded a "Certificate of Honor for Single-Child Parents". The law also gives longer maternity leave and and some tax benefits to couples who delay childbearing. Since it's enforcement in 1979, the law has prevented some 250 million births, citizens who would have caused severe shortages of food and even living space for those people who would have tried to live in over populated cities and suburban communities.

Because of the cultural preference for a male child, infanticide for female infants has been widely reported. Starting in the mid 80's when ultrasound and early abortion became readily available, abortions when a fetus was known to be female became the way to handle the situation. China banned prenatal sex screening in 1994. Nonetheless, an April 2009 study published in the British Medical Journal found China still has 32 million more boys than girls under the age of 20.

Last spring I read a series of articles, said to be written after interviewing many young couples who were in full agreement of the laws. None were in any hurry to marry or to have their one government sanctioned child. As matter of fact they all sounded repulsed by the idea of more than one child, of either sex. As a family they could do so much more and provide so much more, for their one child. Why would anyone want to burden the country by bringing unwanted children into the world? Please add propaganda to the the list of methods of enforcement.

Answer 3

The one child policy, never formally written into law, consists of three main points, advocating:

• delayed marriage and delayed child bearing;

• fewer and healthier births; and

• one child per couple.

Answer 4

It came into force in 1979 by Den-so ping . The reason was Chinas population was bursting in its seems. And this was forced on the people to control the population. Because China had a dictator it was possible.

Answer 5

With areas of China there are government agents who control the area. When a child is born they are registered, but many children today who were born "off books" are people with no identification and live off the grid. They can't attend schools, get jobs, and are not recognized as citizens.

Answer 6

The main methods of enforcing China's one child policy was exorbitant fines and harassment by authorities.