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Continue Reading...Mei on Southern California Public Radio’s “AirTalk”: http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2015/12/29/45735/china-expert-and-author-dissects-history-outcomes/ On January 1, 2016, China will officially end its famed one-child policy and couples will be allow to have two children. In the new book, “One Child,” former the Wall Street Journals reporter Mei Fong dives into the history and numerous consequences of the Middle Kingdom’s controversial population-control experiment that started in 1980. Guest: …
Continue Reading...One Child Policy, Optimism Bias, Movies, Meet the Producers “Mei Fong is an author and journalist who graduated from the National University of Singapore she started her journalism career as a reporter. She has a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University. Mei has worked for Forbes, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal where she won a …
Continue Reading...RSVP here to attend Mei’s book launch in Washington, D.C.! Event: One Child: The Story of China’s Most Radical Experiment Date: Thursday, January 07, 2016 Time: 12:15 PM – 01:45 PM Address: 740 15th Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005
Continue Reading...“With impeccable timing, her new book offers a superb overview of the history and context of the policy, the different applications of the policy in different circumstances (regional, rural/urban, Han/ethnic minorities), and the impact of the one-child policy not only in China but internationally, in the past, present, and future. Fong writes in an easy, accessible style, and in 200 …
Continue Reading...At the end of October, the Chinese government ended its one-child policy, allowing married couples to have two children. More than three decades earlier, the Communist Party had unveiled the policy in order to control population growth. Harsh measures to limit family size—forced abortions, sterilization, and fines—have led to a population that is “too old, too male, and quite possibly, …
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