It's the law
The dynamics of population growth mean that even if China's one child policy were strictly enforced, the population will continue to grow for some time to come. That growth could threaten economic growth. At least one group of regional leaders has chosen to make an issue of violations.
500 Chinese Officials Expelled for Violating 'One-Child' Policy
"Officials in central Hubei province have expelled 500 people from the Communist Party for violating China's "one-child" family planning policy, state media reports said Monday.
"Out of 93,084 people who had more children than allowed last year, 1,678 were officials or Party members, the New China News Agency reported. Among the violators were seven national or local legislators or political advisors, who were punished by being stripped of their political status. Another 395 offenders lost their jobs...
"Now, as increasingly wealthy Chinese choose to simply pay fines for having too many children, government agencies are teaming together to figure out how to better enforce the rules...
"Professor Wang Yukai, with China's National School of Administration, said the new measures were part of a gradual change to family planning policy that would take years to complete. Those changes also would have to include a social security system for the rural residents who make up most of China's 1.3 billion population..."
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Chinese celebrities face one-child crackdown
"Their wealth and fame buy apparently endless privilege - but celebrities' perks do not extend to having larger families, Beijing authorities have warned.
"Stars of sport and pop who violate the one-child policy will face harsher fines and tarnished credit records, according to a senior family planning official...
"In a survey by China Youth Newspaper and QQ.com last year, more than 60% of respondents said it was unfair that stars and the affluent could breach the rule.
"The director of the state family planning commission has described famous offenders as a 'negative social influence', and officials in other parts of China have promised to tackle the issue by naming and shaming rich and influential offenders, or banning them from receiving awards and civic honours..."
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