01-26-2007, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruv  Slightly off subject but close enough to be on topic.
China has for years had a strict one child per couple quota.........they were seen to be oppressive....now it seems a sensible approach to over population. | The policy has brought different problems to the country.
The first is that the average age of the population is increasing meaning that fewer and fewer working age people are looking after a population of increasing oldies.
The Chinese also prefer to have boys rather than girls. According to the Wall Street Journal of a cou[ple of weeks ago the ratio is 118 boys to every 100 girls.
That means that by 2020, there will 30 million more men than women in the 20-to-45-year age group.
I wonder where they'll head when on the lookout for a wife?
It's all a fine balancing act, who we let in the country and who we don't. It's far beyond most mortals to speculate on immigration policy so I'll say no more on the subject. |
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