China’s three-child policy is all about economics. Here's what you need to know

Keeping in mind China's growing elderly population, declining number of childbearing women and shrinking working population base, the Chinese government has announced a three-child policy permitting a couple to have three children. Read on to know why the new policy is all about economics.

China wants its citizens to produce more babies but the response from the public has been lukewarm. China has registered declining childbirth in recent years despite a sustained government campaign. A reversal of the current birth trend is central to China’s economic plans. With that in mind, the Chinese government has now announced a three-child policy permitting a couple to have three children. Curiously, China has a different population policy in Xinjiang, the Chinese province with the highest concentration of Muslims. Reports say Xinjiang has recorded a sharp decline in the fertility rate since 2017, when China imposed strict birth control measures in the province.