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ProblemsintheNewCentury
incethe1970’stheChinesegovernmentadoptedapolicyoffamilyplanning----single-childpolicy----asabasicstatepolicytosolvethisproblem.Untilnow,thisbirthcontrolpolicyisstillimplantedinourcountryandbothpositiveandnegativeeffectshavebeenharvested.
Withtheadoptionofthefamilyplanningpolicy,therateofpopulationgrowthhasbeensuccessfullycontrolled.ThishasalreadybroughtaboutsomesatisfactoryresultsinChina.Foronething,people’slivingstandardhasbeengreatlyimprovedwithourcountrybecomingmoreandmoreprosperous,andournationaleconomydevelopedsteadily.Furthermore,withdecreasingpopulation,theproblemofshortageofwaterinpartsofChinaissolvedgradually.Inaddition,withthelowrateofbirth,itgoeswithlessenergyconsumption,whichwillbenefittheoveralldevelopmentofoureconomy.Moreover,thispolicyhasgreatlyreducedthefinancialburdensoftheparentswhohaveotherwisehadmorechildren,enablingthemtofocustheirresourcesonthesinglechild’swell-beingandeducation.
However,theimplementingofthispolicyalsobringsaboutsomeproblems.Firstofall,asthereisonlyonechildinafamily,thechildbecomes“littleemperor”or“littleempress”ofthefamily,surroundedbyparentsandgrandparents.Thespoiledchildcangetwhateverhelikesanddiscardswhateverhedislikes.Thisphenomenonismorepopularinlargecitieswilldogreatharmtothechildrenthemselves.Theydon’tcherishwhattheyhavegotbecausetheycaneasilygetwhatevertheywouldliketo.Worsestill,inthefuturewhentheygrowup,theymightfeelverydifficulttoadjusttothesocietyorcopewiththeadversity.Somepeoplealsoshowgreatconcernthatwhenthesinglechildrengetmarried,thecouplehavetotakecareof4oldpeople.
Whileadmittingthatsingle-childpolicydoesbringsomenegativeeffectsonthesinglechild,wemusttakeitforgrantedthatithasbenefitedandwillcontinuetobenefitthecountry.Therefore,weshouldcarryitoneandatthesametimeadoptsomemeasurestoavoidtheadverseconsequencesthepolicymayproduce.
