China ends one-child policy, couples allowed 2 kids from today

January 01, 2016 16:39

Couples in China are now allowed to have two children as the new family planning law came into effect from today, ending the world's most populous country's controversial one-child policy amid concerns over an ageing population and shrinking workforce.

The new two-child policy, which was announced by the ruling Communist Party in October and approved by the national legislature in late December, allows couples to have two children from January 1.

"It is worth noting how people's lives will be affected," state-run Xinhua news agency said in its report.

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