Agree to have one child? Get a nice cash reward

KUNMING:Rural couples in Southwest China's Yunnan Province can receive a 1,000 yuan ($US120) reward beginning this month if they sign an agreement to have just one child. Currently, the province sees a yearly net increase of 500,000 people, or a birthrate of 9.8 per 1,000. That is about 5 per 1...

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Published inChina daily (North American ed.)
Main Author Jia Chun and Zheng Hua
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y China Daily 09.06.2004
EditionNorth American ed.
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Yuming, Zhang
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Summary:KUNMING:Rural couples in Southwest China's Yunnan Province can receive a 1,000 yuan ($US120) reward beginning this month if they sign an agreement to have just one child. Currently, the province sees a yearly net increase of 500,000 people, or a birthrate of 9.8 per 1,000. That is about 5 per 1,000 higher than the average in the country. Of the 800,000 babies who arrive yearly in Yunnan, 730,000 are born into rural families. More than half are from poverty-stricken areas.
ISSN:0748-6154