China approves three-child policy with sops to encourage couples to have more children

Chinese officials claim the one-child policy implemented for over three decades has prevented over 400 million births.

China’s national legislature on Friday formally mooted by the ruling Communist Party, in a major policy shift aimed to prevent a steep decline in birth rates in the world’s most populous country. The revised Population and Family Planning Law, which allows , was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC). In an apparent attempt to address the reluctance of the Chinese couples to have more children due to mounting costs, the amended law has also passed more social and economic support measures to address the concerns.