China ends two-child policy and will allow couples to have three children to stop population decline | Daily Mail Online

China ends two-child policy and will allow couples to have three children to head off disastrous population decline – The controversial one-child policy was relaxed in 2016 due to ageing population – A census has revealed the birthrate is continuing to plummet to record lows – China’s fertility rate is 1.3 – below the level needed for a stable population China is ending its two-child policy to allow couples to have three chidlren after a census found the population is rapidly ageing. The world’s most populous country has tried to slow the birthrate with controls for four decades. The controversial…