China announces three-child limit in major policy shift
Move follows data showing sharp decline in number of births in world’s most populous country
China has announced that couples will be permitted to have up to three children, in a major policy shift from the existing two-child limit after recent data showed a dramatic decline in births in the world’s most populous country.
The change was approved during a politburo meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping, the official news agency Xinhua reported.