Before this month, only married women were allowed to register births in the Chinese province of Sichuan, but in an attempt to reverse an ageing and declining population local authorities are extending benefits reserved for married couples to anyone who wants to become a parent.
abc.net.au/news/china-sichuan-drops-limits-children-unmarried-parents/101909876Unmarried people will be able to have as many children as they want and enjoy benefits reserved for married couples in China's south-western province of Sichuan, which has unveiled its latest effort to bolster a falling birth rate.
From February 15, married couples and any individuals who want offspring will be allowed to register with the government in China's fifth-most-populous province, with no ceiling on the number of children for which they can register. Until now, the commission had allowed only married couples who wanted to have up to two children to register with local authorities.China's population shrank last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn expected to usher in a period of decline.The one-child policy was relaxed in 2015.
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