It looks like China could be reviewing their one child policy.

Run_to_da_hills

A Chinese government think tank has urged the country's leaders to start phasing out its one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015. The unpopular restriction - which has been in place since 1980 - has led to millions fewer births, but also contributed to the ageing of China's huge population. The proposal is being given extra weight because it has been put forward by the China Development Research Foundation which is close to the government's central leadership.

Maybe this could be an indication that they are considering expanding their borders.:eek:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225709/Is-China-scrap-child-policy-Government-think-tank-urges-leaders-allow-children-family-2015.html

Canis Lupus

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

A Chinese government think tank has urged the country's leaders to start phasing out its one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015. The unpopular restriction - which has been in place since 1980 - has led to millions fewer births, but also contributed to the ageing of China's huge population. The proposal is being given extra weight because it has been put forward by the China Development Research Foundation which is close to the government's central leadership.

Maybe this could be an indication that they are considering expanding their borders.:eek:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225709/Is-China-scrap-child-policy-Government-think-tank-urges-leaders-allow-children-family-2015.html

haha. I love your jump in logic.

El Guapo!

Seriously, is everything a conspiracy to you?
When you order a sandwich in a shop, do you look around with shifty eyes and keep saying "I'm on to you!".....?

Shryke

Someone should warn Tibet..

admiralofthefleet

sure they all look the same

petersburg2002

Thought 1.4 billion would have been enough. I know men outnumber women there, but let's face it, they do have a few hundred million prospective partners to chose from. And rich people already have several children in China. They simply pay the fines.

Run_to_da_hills

Dean09 wrote: »

Seriously, is everything a conspiracy to you?
When you order a sandwich in a shop, do you look around with shifty eyes and keep saying "I'm on to you!".....?

I make my own sandwiches.

Pherekydes

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Maybe this could be an indication that they are considering expanding their borders.:eek:

China is less densely populated than the UK.

They don't read the Daily Mail.

petersburg2002

Pherekydes wrote: »

China is less densely populated than the UK.

They don't read the Daily Mail.

They can invade Australia. That's less densely populated than the UK too. And they already have cousins there.

sdanseo

You see this:

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

A Chinese government think tank has urged the country's leaders to start phasing out its one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015. The unpopular restriction - which has been in place since 1980 - has led to millions fewer births, but also contributed to the ageing of China's huge population. The proposal is being given extra weight because it has been put forward by the China Development Research Foundation which is close to the government's central leadership.

and infer this:

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Maybe this could be an indication that they are considering expanding their borders.:eek:

Here's a conspiracy theory: maybe RTDH is a paranoid delusional?

Rabies

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I make my own sandwiches.

But are you sure its free range lettuce?


Ignoring the "OMG dem dere chineasy want de land" bit.

Sure china has a masive population, but I'm sure India is has matched it as this stage.
Maybe restrict families to having two kids as mentioned. Less chance of the unwanted girls ending up orphanages or getting dumped at birth.

Run_to_da_hills

petersburg2002 wrote: »

They can invade Australia. That's less densely populated than the UK too. And they already have cousins there.

Not to mention Africa.

Wacker The Attacker

g'wan the china

ballsymchugh

RTDH conspiring to expand conspiracy theories forum into other parts of boards.ie....

petersburg2002

Invasions aside, a lot of 'little emperors' are going to be mightily pissed off at having to share the inheritance with a new sibling.

eth0

Great, more savages to worry about.

sdanseo

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Not to mention Africa.

Cameron's just pissed off that unlike Britain, the Chinese are investing in Africa rather than pillaging it for all it's worth.

eth0

sdeire wrote: »

Cameron's just pissed off that unlike Britain, the Chinese are investing in Africa rather than pillaging it for all it's worth.

The Chinese are pillaging it for all it's worth.

Peregrine

I still don't understand how they can justify this restriction and why human rights haven't jumped on it in 30 years
Have they?

unkel

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I make my own sandwiches.

Perhaps you should make em with lithium sandwich spread

eth0

unkel wrote: »

Perhaps you should make em with lithium sandwich spread

I tried that before but then I went back to the thermal paste for flavour

Tasty tasty thermal pasty

portumnadaz

Its the only way to delay the inevitable revolution. they have a pop that is getting older with half the pop to support them. their economy will go tits up trying to cope with the support for old folks like every other country. its a delay tactic at best

TwoShedsJackson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_China#Population_density_and_distribution

While China is the most populated country in the world, its national population density (137/km2) is not very high, similar to those of Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

MadsL

Thought most of them were relocating to Athlone?

Grand bunch o'lads anyway.

Ellis Dee

India looks set to overtake China as the world's most populous country within 20 years or so. It's population is now about 1.22 billion. That gives it a demographic advantage in the form of a larger share of the population being of working age, but it is likely to face problems similar to those of China some decades down the road.:cool:

The Chinese have known for quite a while that their one-child policy has put their demographic structure way out of kilter and there are already many exceptions to the policy. It is likely to be relaxed further in the fairly near future.:)

When President Hu was asked if they had elections in China, he replied: "Yes, vely big ploblem. Too many elections evely night --- ":eek:

OK, I'll get my coat.:D

intellectual dosser

I think the law is generally accepted in China, probably given that its been there for so long. If you have more than one child you pay tax against that child - twins are exempt. Maybe they see it as a better choice than famine.

I think Japan has the same problem with the future demographics and the size of the workforce against those unable to work.

I have heard some nasty stories about the Chinese enforcing the law, not sure if they're true or not. Probably pinch of salt stuff.

Wibbs

portumnadaz wrote: »

Its the only way to delay the inevitable revolution. they have a pop that is getting older with half the pop to support them. their economy will go tits up trying to cope with the support for old folks like every other country. its a delay tactic at best

Yep. It's not their only problem either, but it's a biggie. They're getting older before they're getting richer. No economy has survived such a shift. They're closing down primary schools to beat the band and the number of Chinese expected to enter third level is likely to near halve by 2014. On top of that they have the largest commodities bubble in world history. If you thought Irelands building boom/tulip mania/bubble was bad? Oi vey, China is fooked on that score. They're building ghost cities. They get some headlines outside China, but the more worrying thing is the towns that have grown into cities in the last decade where the majority of revenue generated is in property; construction, developers, landlords, housing services etc. Sure sign you're in a building boom? Tile and bathroom emporiums. Sound familiar? I read some stats a while back from their governments own power company and it showed something daft like 300,000 apartments hadn't used electricity in the previous six months. That's cos they're empty. Maybe the Chinese will get around this? I dunno though. I doubt it. The increasing divide between the peasants, the old one hundred names and the urban rich could be another major flashpoint for the society.

intellectual dosser wrote: »

I have heard some nasty stories about the Chinese enforcing the law, not sure if they're true or not. Probably pinch of salt stuff.

I read an interesting book from an American chap who lived in China for many years who decided to drive their "route 66) across China. Being fluent in the language helped him get some insight. One episode on a bus in the hinterlands referenced what you're talking about. Two state nurses were discussing very late, near term abortions as if they were nothing and got quite nonplussed at the westerner's look of horror, but quickly clammed up knowing how it would be perceived.

pauldla

eth0 wrote: »

The Chinese are pillaging it for all it's worth.

Probably apocryphal, but I've read that most Africans are none too pleased with the way the Chinese are operating in their countries.

When the British came, they were b@st@rds, but you get on in the world with them: they built schools, and so on, so there were some kind of prospects, poor though they were.

When the Americans came, they were also b@st@rds, but they paid well.

When the Chinese came, they brought their own people with them. Can't even get a job from them!

I also remember reading a while back about some bigwig in the Chinese military (oh how I wish I could find the link) opining that China really needed a naval base closer to Africa, what with so much of their business being there, and so much threat to their trade from Somali pirates etc. I was struck by the irony of it...

Dravokivich

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

I still don't understand how they can justify this restriction and why human rights haven't jumped on it in 30 years
Have they?

Initially their population was expanding at a rate greater then they'd be able to support. The problem now is they have to tweak the birth rate to sustain the older population.

It makes sense to implement what they did.

pauldla

Wibbs wrote: »

I read an interesting book from an American chap who lived in China for many years who decided to drive their "route 66) across China. Being fluent in the language helped him get some insight. One episode on a bus in the hinterlands referenced what you're talking about. Two state nurses were discussing very late, near term abortions as if they were nothing and got quite nonplussed at the westerner's look of horror, but quickly clammed up knowing how it would be perceived.

China Road, isn't it? Excellent book, but I thought he was English...?

Plazaman

:eek: If all the Chinese decide to fornicate at the one time when this policy is dropped, the resulting vibrations of all that banging could create a seismic shift that could realign countries. Fingers crossed we'll end up somewhere around Hawaii. You go Nung Sun Choo, bang her good.