China's one-child policy is still relevant today. Before the creation of this policy, Mao Tse Dong was the Chinese communist leader who believed in planned births. He wanted the country to adopt the slogan "later, longer, less." This encouraged families to have fewer children, space births longer, and have them later in life (Nadia 295). He believed that once people's education increased, the practice of birth control would also increase. This would help reduce fertility rates and could lift some people out of poverty. After the death of Mao Tse Dong, the government took a more active stance to reduce population growth, which is why the one-child policy was created and enforced. The one-child policy became an issue in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but it remains a controversial topic even today. Deng Xiaoping was the new Chinese leader who greatly encouraged the implementation of the new policy. He believed that controlling the population would improve the country. China's family planning policy was introduced to alleviate social and economic problems, but it has led to an increase in forced abortions and infanticide. The one-child policy was a form of birth control that put an end to too many children. The policy was promoted as a voluntary birth control program, but was carried out by the government and a set of administrative controls such as registration, approved birth certificates, and birth certificates. This vast organizational network was created to implement this policy by relying on the control powers of the government. Chinese leaders have seen rapid population growth; therefore, this could lead to a decrease in food supply and economic development. This was seen as a danger to the future of the country, so the government began to harshly enforce the rules, women's bodies became the target of repression and verbal or physical violence by officials. was frequently directed at women for exceeding planned births. Works Cited Diamond-Smith, Nadia and Malcom Potts. “Are the demographic policies of India and China responsible for the fertility decline? International Journal of Environmental Studies 67.3 (2012): 291-301. Environment completed. Internet. February 16, 2014Nakra, Prema. “China’s “one child” policy: the time for change has come” World Future Review (World Future Society) 4.2 (2012): 134-140. Academic research completed. Internet. February 16, 2014 Chen, Juniie and Gale Summerfield. “Gender and rural reforms in China: a case study of population control and land rights policies in northern Liaoning.” » Feminist Economics 13.3/4 (2007): 63-92. International Humanities completed. Internet. February 16 2014