Main question

How and why are the demographic characteristics of China changing?

Questions

Resource 2 shows a population pyramid for China in 2017. Compare the data for men and for women.

Suggest two reasons why the government of China changed from a One Child Policy to a Two Child Policy.

‘Without changes to demographic policy, the economic growth of China would be under threat.’
Discuss.

Resource A

‘China to end one-child policy and allow two’ A report on the BBC website (October, 2015) that provides information about the change in China’s demographic policy of only allowing one child to new rules which permit couples to have two children.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34665539
Resource B

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinapop.svg
Resource C

A cartoon that demonstrates the disadvantages of a ‘One Child’ policy.