The Chinese React To New 3-Child Policy | Street Interview

While it’s no secret that China has a huge population of over 1.4 billion people, did you know that its birth rate has been falling for 4 consecutive years? China’s infamous one-child policy is now a distant memory, and recently, the Chinese government announced that it would allow families to have up to 3 children in an attempt to avoid a looming population crisis. So how are the Chinese reacting to this new policy and do they think it will work? We hit the streets of Shanghai to find out.
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[@Aggrofool]

New adults don't even want to have a single kid at this point.

[@honeybee.drawss]

And that's completely fine.

[@mchjsosde]

@@honeybee.drawss I agree, but the problem is a labor bust will happen. As the larger, older population begins to require end-of-life care, there will be an intense stress on the younger generation to care for them and earn enough money to take care of not only themselves but their parents. In the long run, a small population isn't the end of the world, but until the populations are balanced again (or there's a baby boom) this upcoming generation may have significant problems with care for the elderly (suicide, caretaker burnout, and homelessness are problems I could see occurring in this situation)

[@JD-jz5rr]

@@mchjsosde *China should legalize doctor assisted suicide for elderly people like Switzerland did.* So old people who can’t take care of themselves anymore and do not want to spend the rest of their lives rotting away in a assisted care/retirement home have the option of being euthanatized fast and painlessly with the help of doctors. *It could also benefit poor elderly people who have not saved any money for retirement and can no longer work.* ~ That is my retirement plan.

[@ChiGyu620]

@@honeybee.drawss No, it really isn't fine. A lopsided age structure will have catastrophic effects not just on the economy but on civil society as a whole.

[@lay-2356]

@@JD-jz5rr this is my first time hearing about using euthanasia with the older population, i might actually do that if I live long enough lmao thanks for the insight

[@nourix1154]

I understand them, why have children if you can hardly keep yourself alive.

[@edwardmao9792]

Yeah, really appreciate my parents lol

[@skylaswirls]

This is why almost every developed nation is having low birth rates

[@viyivy]

@@skylaswirls which is good

[@rajendrabhisma8127]

@@viyivy well its not that good, in the future if elderly people is more than young people it gonna have impact the country economy productivity and the GDP

[@jalenhart7651]

@@viyivy yeah it seems like it should be good but it screws over the economy, retiring will become less of a thing because there’ll be no kids to take over the jobs. And if it becomes extreme humans will slowly die out. Once you reach about fifty you probably won’t have kids so if nobody’s having kids than teens slowly disappear, adults after, then we just have elderly

[@abbytrapp8258]

My Chinese colleague laughed when she announced this news in our office. “Affording one child is expensive enough and now they want us to have three? Is this a joke?” She said in chinese.

[@KF-zb6gi]

She can’t help herself to speak in her native language 😂😂

[@airans7338]

I think a major misunderstanding is that when the policy came out, people complained like the govt was forcing them to have 3 kids, but actually the policy was just giving full rights to people who actually want 3 kids...

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

@@airans7338 yeah but the problem is government CAN FORCE people and probably ( I hope not) WILL FORCE people in the future.

[@lilacfairy.]

@@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906 Dang China is scary!! China force too much on politics and families private lives! Plus too many poor people in China that needs help that's what Chinese government really needs to change is to help their fellow people who's already struggling.

[@alicea5]

@@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906 I know right. Like being tax more or paying a penalty if U don’t have kids.

[@xenotiic8356]

It's a shame. It seems like a lot of these people would like to have kids if not for the financial and time burden. It's a shame because this seems to be an issue that is spreading worldwide, not just in China.

[@postahundredcommentsbutonl4408]

It is completely correct to restrict the fertility population in the agricultural era and encourage the fertility population after the completion of industrialization.

[@aurinkobee2614]

Even in Thailand, the declining birth rate is a issue. We are moving tonaging society and many people dont want to have kid because of the cost of having kid--pamper, school fee, clothing, food and even more when they turn into teen.

[@Wakish0069]

@@priwithap The one child policy isn't the only factor here, but it was a major one. In a society where 2 parents have 2 children on average, the population will stay roughly the same; the fact that the most you could have was 1 child for such a long period in time stunted the following generation when those only children become adults. If prices and wages don't adapt to the market soon the birth rate will only continue to tank

[@samanthacook9648]

It is not financially feasible for most.

[@leonidas14775]

They have more time for hobbies.

[@ladygenesis]

Having a generation with little to no experience of being a sibling or even really seeing siblings grow up and interact with each other must make it a really weird, new and possibly even terrifying thing to try to attempt

[@andynonymous6769]

Wow, you're so right! I never thought about it that way. I'm a twin so I didn't even consider it. I think I have a clear idea of what I'd do if my kids started fighting or getting jealous ect but I bet it would be really hard if you've hardly even seen kids with siblings.

[@lay-2356]

Why smart than winnie the pooh?

[@JD-jz5rr]

Fun Fact: Approximately 50% of American children born at the turn of the 20th century had blue eyes. Today only about 15% of Americans have blue eyes. Even *rich (millionaire), tall (6’0), good looking, blue/green eyed men* like Leonardo DiCaprio, Grant Gustin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jared Leto, did not have any children. *Even BILLIONAIRE, tall, blue eyed Jack Dorsey (Twitter founder and CEO) decided to not have children*

[@JD-jz5rr]

The daily pains we all experience; too tired to wake up in the morning, headaches, thirst, urge to urinate, urge to empty our bowels, the weather (too cold, too hot, humid, windy, rain), tiredness. On top of this, are the major sufferings, losing loved ones, major physical illnesses ( *including the illnesses that will lead to death in old age* ). Add to this, the potential harms , physical illness ( there are more than hundred diseases ) , mental illness, depression, relationship problems , crime ( violence , theft ) , financial problems , job loss , unemployment, poverty, hunger, malnutrition, accidents ( *accidents can happen very easily* ) , climate change, rising sea levels, natural disasters, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, drought, food shortages, clean drinking water shortages, air pollution, ect. Life is mostly filled with negatives. *Refraining from reproducing would end 100% of human suffering permanently*

[@JD-jz5rr]

there are also a few black African American people with blue/green eyes like Logan Browning, Tyra Banks, Steph Curry, Ayesha Curry, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Ealy, Nicole Murphy, ect.. So don’t call me racist. I was just giving examples of celebrities who did not have any children

[@Loosh66]

my parents were both only children so they had the option of having another child after me, but they decided not to. It's not surprising that people are reluctant to accept a 3-child policy, given how their generation consists mostly of one child families.

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

because it might be new experience or unusual thing for parents who were themselves a single kid for their parents.

[@穆昱蕊]

@@pikachuthunderbolt3919 it’s not just new or unfamiliar. Personally for me, I love my daughter so much that I want to give every best bit of the world to her. If I have a second child, I probably wouldn’t be able to provide as much as providing her alone. Raising more children would definitely spare my energy and time and money.

[@andmicbro1]

I'm in the USA, and came from a big family (6 kids). And my wife came from a family of 9. We both wanted to have multiple kids, growing up and having lots of family around was always nice. I mean yeah, there were struggles too, and siblings fights and don't always get along. But having brothers and sisters and lots of cousins was always fun. And I wanted that for my kids too. But I can also see how only ever knowing 1 kid per family would make that kind of situation in China a very foreign idea for most people.

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

@@andmicbro1 definitely I just have one younger sibling , but I definitely never get bored at home. As we always sort something interesting in our free time . Even we fight though but we get help and companionship for school work , projects , sports , watching movies , video games , cooking , in helping domestic chores , sharing things When u are sad , your younger one always come near to u to make u laugh or come out of the situation. 😊😊😊

[@user-pm2zv9fs5r]

@@pikachuthunderbolt3919 tbh, most people ik are worried about the costs. they are also mad at the government for not apologizing about the whole one child policy. it seems like they have forgotten how they forced abortions in the name of supporting your nation....

[@hamiorg]

The most effective form of contraceptives is high price houses. This is true everywhere

[@YesJadey]

Lol

[@mjs22002]

Nice

[@oliviaaurellias]

Not going to say which country but, in their (rent) house they have 3 - 9 children. "money can be found, wheel (of life) is turning" basically the most common thing I've heard from people who had many kids, no house (rent), and struggling financially. Sounds naive tbh.

[@thulsa_doom]

In theory, yes. In practice, poor people from underdeveloped countries make tons of babies, anyway.

[@YesJadey]

@@thulsa_doom Lol that's super true take our country as an Example

[@taz9039]

Chinese guy: Yeah houses are expensive in a good school district, they’re like $15,000… Me: Oh that’s cheap! Chinese guy: …per square meter. Me: 😰

[@berai8489]

LMAO same but surprisingly some parts of china is really cheap though. Think of moving from California to somewhere in the South as the reference! But yeah some places are overpriced xd

[@berai8489]

@Daniel Okeke TV 1 USD -> 6.48 Yuan atm I did that in the context of average income and what the purchasing power is for being in China vs America as a normal average daily worker. Since people are under the impression of either 5-10K USD a year as slave labor however the amount of purchasing power that has in China is more then enough to live comfortably/leisurely without much concerns.

[@nebeskisrb7765]

I am like "Isn't an average wage in Beijing like $1200? Who the hell can afford these prices!?!"

[@neilmars8337]

2000rmb＞3000usd in shanghai

[@berai8489]

@@neilmars8337 How so?

[@stijnhs]

Would've been interesting to see the perspectives of slightly older people who were actually parents during the one child policy era.

[@Checkmate1138]

Yes, I second this opinion

[@PK-eo8kp]

They interviewed like 3 people lol

[@SweetflyRachel]

@@PK-eo8kp Maybe they interviews more people but just decided to include a few of those?

[@SweetflyRachel]

@@PK-eo8kp *interviewed, not able to edit my comment for some reason

[@jay-tw9mo]

It would be frustrating in my opinion- their jobs were at stake so they had to follow the rules, and now all of a sudden the same government that made those rules starts asking for something like this.

[@Blaisem]

I know most of the audience is young viewers so Asian Boss wants to interview younger people in their videos, but I would have been interested to hear the thoughts of the older population, as their opinion would be based on their personal experience of having paid the price of the one-child policy.

[@rl3969]

believe me , one child policy is the best for Chinese, especially for girls.I can get my parents’ full love , rather than sharing with some annoying brothers

[@suedetree970]

@@rl3969 troll alert

[@someonepassmesomehobiwater6220]

I am a second born child originating from China. My parents were in the upper lower class, 200 RMB would be how much they earned every month, and life was pretty hard for them. When they wanted a second child, they had to wait until my dad’s company moved them to Hong Kong to work in the 1990s. My parents believe that the one child policy has its own benefit in developing a country and pushing its economy (due to having more resources) but still had some human rights consequences. If you push that under the table and wait until 200 years later to look back on this policy, historians will probably regard this as a successful policy. The policy cannot be called a setback like the Great Leap Forward as it has achieved its goal, but it should not be celebrated as a success of China because it did bring a lot of trauma to the people. My parents didn’t pay a lot of price for this policy because they followed it (since they wouldn’t be able to afford the fine) but that doesn’t mean it didn’t affect others.

[@baobao8459]

@@rl3969 i agree with you sister, I am the only girl in my family, my parents support my PhD in civil engineering, they support me whether get married or not to. If I have a brother I probably go to work to bring money to the family already. Those ppl who calling you ‘troll’ really don’t understand what’s happening in China only want to blame everything on the government to show their system is better, but no, I have lived in the USA for some years now, they really not ‘better’, just taking the advantage of having smaller populations

[@mamemo359]

Ya this interview is so boring because the responses are all similar and predictable.

[@LeonCharmeleon]

I see a lot of ppl struggling to raise a kid while paying rent in Shanghai. Forget about raising 3 kids in big cities like Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai... lol

[@JD-jz5rr]

Fun Fact: Approximately 50% of American children born at the turn of the 20th century had blue eyes. Today only about 15% of Americans have blue eyes. Even *rich (millionaire), tall (6’0), good looking, blue/green eyed men* like Leonardo DiCaprio, Grant Gustin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jared Leto, did not have any children. *Even BILLIONAIRE, tall, blue eyed Jack Dorsey (Twitter founder and CEO) decided to not have children*

[@JD-jz5rr]

The daily pains we all experience; too tired to wake up in the morning, headaches, thirst, urge to urinate, urge to empty our bowels, the weather (too cold, too hot, humid, windy, rain), tiredness. On top of this, are the major sufferings, losing loved ones, major physical illnesses ( *including the illnesses that will lead to death in old age* ). Add to this, the potential harms , physical illness ( there are more than hundred diseases ) , mental illness, depression, relationship problems , crime ( violence , theft ) , financial problems , job loss , unemployment, poverty, hunger, malnutrition, accidents ( *accidents can happen very easily* ) , climate change, rising sea levels, natural disasters, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, drought, food shortages, clean drinking water shortages, air pollution, ect. Life is mostly filled with negatives. *Refraining from reproducing would end 100% of human suffering permanently*

[@JD-jz5rr]

there are also a few black African American people with blue/green eyes like Logan Browning, Tyra Banks, Steph Curry, Ayesha Curry, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Ealy, Nicole Murphy, ect.. So don’t call me racist. I was just giving examples of celebrities who did not have any children

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

I think their would be different perspectives from people in rural areas Cities like shangai , Beijing ,etc need high costs for living

[@dt_2]

@@JD-jz5rr Dude, how many bongs did you have before commenting?

[@kuri7154]

"We don't have enough people buying yachts here" "Yeah just increase the legally allowed number of yachts people can buy from 2 to 3"

[@BeczaBot]

Thank goodness. Hopefully now, I’ll be able to afford to own three yachts in 557 years of working! It will be hard work but the results will be worth it!

[@weltschmertzz]

True, they totally missed the point 😂

[@PeiliCHANG]

Excellent

[@leonidas14775]

"You must be 48 inches tall to ride on this coaster." But don't worry, we just added 2 more coasters to the theme park ... that you must be 48 inches tall to ride.

[@leonidas14775]

China: Hmm, people aren't buying enough fish ice cream. China: *You are now allowed to buy 3 buckets of fish ice cream.*

[@puga4202]

The problem was never about having another child. It is what happens after that. The education cost, the housing cost(Chinese parents usually support with buying house) or even daily living expenses making it impossible to raise more than one child in China for average family, especially if you favour quality over quantity. I have one daughter and already kind of struggling with financial problems which never happened before.

[@wip1664]

May I ask why you decided to have or raise children? Was you lifestyle unsatisfactory prior to having your daughter? I am sorry to hear that you are struggling, but financial (or monetary) problems can be easily and readily resolved if some party/entity is willing to. Quality determines quantity. When there is no quality, there should be no quantity. At least this is my belief.

[@wanrazul]

Are they speaking their honest opinion considering Big Brother is watching at 2:01?

[@puga4202]

@@wip1664 I just felt like I want to have a child and watch him/her grow and achieve things. My struggle on finance is to compare to my life prior to having my daughter. I was able to afford most of the things I wanted before, now I need to consider a lot more things since i need to bring my daughters expense into consideration. Sure, materialistcally, my life could be a little better if I didn't have my child, but mentally i think I'm in a better state. So, no regrets.

[@wip1664]

@@puga4202 I too felt that way back in the late '90's. Although I was not as thoughtful about it as you. I just felt that having children was the next step after marriage. It was affordable to us, and I felt I can handle the job. Times are very different. Wish you the best.

[@puga4202]

@@wip1664 thanks!!

[@666yaoz]

It's expensive. The work hours of all my family in China are insane. If housing was more affordable, it would be okay. However, the education costs & housing costs makes it unsustainable to have a large family.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Yup and the rent/mortgage is the biggest expense for everyone.

[@rockinchik06]

It's the same all over East Asia. Rent and buying a house has become a dream at this point. *a study was done in Korea, and it was found for the average young Korean to be able to afford a family style home in the city, it would take them half of their life to achieve (mid to late 40s)* I don't know how this is considered reasonable! It's also just not fair that the governments aren't giving incentives or providing financial help to growing families.

[@JohnSmith-iw4qs]

With all those hours working. The kids won't have much of a father figure.

[@Bristecom]

@@rockinchik06 Interesting. It seems that this is becoming the case across the world now. It will be nearly impossible to afford a home or raise a family for the millennial and younger generations. This makes me wonder if it really is a global conspiracy of population control and market manipulation and exploitation. If we were in a free market or had truly caring governments, they could fairly easily make homes and having a family affordable again. But they'd rather just have everyone working to the max just to pay for their own survival.

[@Ichigo-dh9rd]

Oof the problems of a developed country :( it's the same case in most countries

[@rositaroldangan6827]

It's ironic that the one-child policy was strictly implemented in a generation of parents who wanted more children. And now, after raising at least 2 generation of people who are used to living in solitude, the government wants them to propagate? Food, clothing and shelter is just the tip of the problem. The real challenge is having the good education, keeping up with trends like fashion, beauty and tech gadgets, and TIME spent together as a family.

[@chenanka8990]

History is always the surprising coincidence and similar.

[@chiiiah]

It’s really funny that older generations usually want more kids but only allowed to have one yet we don’t want any child but have this policy

[@xjadedpoisonx3067]

What gets me though.... 3 child policy.... what of those poor people who before weren’t able to keep a 2nd child? Not a cool policy to implement. The choice is great but where’s the thought for previous mothers and fathers?

[@serinahadjadj4661]

The government shouldn't interfering with the demographic in the first place they should let the natural growth or if they obligated to control it then they shouldn't limiting the birthrate below 4 children but now the damage is done they need to figure out how to ease the demographic transition efficiently and that's talk applies to all countries in the world

[@jhdjneihnv2361]

Yes it is. But if you consider this in another way, actually the one-child policy did work…this generation got relatively better education opportunities and better raised, compared to their parents. Of course every policy would have its pros and cons.

[@ReginaGrace2011]

For lots of parents, having children was not for the children, it’s for themselves. They wanted to use children carry on the family bloodline. They push their kids to work hard since they are babies so that the parents can brag. They use their kids as retirement. Naturally they don’t want kids now because kids are expensive and can’t be used as retirement packages anymore.

[@JJ-yu6og]

This. ^^^^

[@mandyzhao9790]

Harsh but true....

[@DavidSmith-uw7jw]

True. The Chinese culture of considering children as retirement plan cannot continue in younger generation. They know their children will have great burden not just education but also buying apartment and marriage. No way you can profit from having children nowadays

[@MasticinaAkicta]

Yes in the old systems that was true. Grandfather and mother stayed with the family. So having kids succeed meant a good end of your life. Now, societies changed, everything changes, systems are disrupted and reformed in other ways. So old values mean nothing anymore. Not saying, long time ago everything was better.... just saying that right now most of us have to question what we are even doing!

[@yiningfan4642]

the ugly truth tho

[@KillShot-ln6mn]

"Men should have paternity leave just like women." I agree with that 👍

[@sriranga.rajan.1]

This request might suit for rest of the world as chinese companies are not even following the basic labour laws. most of the Chinese companies make the people to work for excessive hours. Even though its government has a 40 hours work law, most of the company make people to work 996.

[@zaraiwzara]

@@sriranga.rajan.1 there are 168 hours in a week.

[@sriranga.rajan.1]

@@zaraiwzarapls do not misunderstand. 996 means 9am to 9pm, 6days in a week.

[@zaraiwzara]

@@sriranga.rajan.1since you compared 40 to 996, i thought you said 996 hours, but anyways, laws are very strict in china, i think it is as rare as developed countries

[@angrypatrick4711]

Why ?

[@Righteous1ist]

It's the same everywhere. The cost of raising a child is in the back of their heads, having more kids means needing more money.

[@toomessy]

We're more worried about surviving and providing for ourselves nowadays. Having kids in today's day and age where everything is so expensive, is a disaster and a nightmare waiting to happen. Not only is it stupid, but it's also not fair to the child either. They deserve to live a happy life without seeing their parents struggle if they'll have enough money to pay rent, and food for them to eat. They didn't consent to being born just to struggle.

[@lilacghoste8366]

@@toomessy I am inside concerned about child safety and kidnapping and what happens at school 😟

[@sasmalprasanjit2764]

Well not for Muslims

[@bots102]

@@sasmalprasanjit2764 how come?

[@NoctLightCloud]

@@bots102 He has a point. Objectively observing they have more kids.

[@notimportantkween8548]

Everything is getting more and more expensive everywhere! Living in a middle class is a struggle, you can barely and sometimes can't even manage yourself to live a proper life, how are people supposed to just pop kids like that???

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

because standards have increased too much

[@tianyicai6482]

This interview should also cover some rural area… Shanghai is too unique for this topic

[@beany1944]

Exactly, even in my country young people dont want children anymore, because it's simply too expensive, housing is unaffordable, clothes, food, vehicles, schools, hospitals, Colleges and Universities etc became unaffordable. Governments and the wealthy greedy people are the root cause of the overinflated costs of everything.

[@autumntolbert8112]

Right

[@alangutierrez7368]

@@beany1944 corrupt government and the ones who control em

[@Vourexakis]

The young generation here probably have the same problem in Singapore where they have to support their elderly parents who were not rich and also look after their own children - the 'sandwich generation'. No way they can afford to have that many kids.

[@leigh7816]

agreed

[@soonny002]

People also forget that having more children in the 1950s was driven by economical factors too. You can put children to work in the 1950s, they can farm, work in factories, sell street food, etc. Many poorer families in the countryside will have more than one child exactly for that reason. So having children in the city is expensive because they consume resources and child labour is banned, but having children in the countryside is a necessity because they contribute to the family's income even though these children will never be skilled labour because they don't have the same educational opportunities as city kids.

[@ireneserrano4570]

Exactly! that's why with the one child policy families wanted a boy because the son would remain in the family houselod which means the workforce remains and supports the family while tge daughter would be given to the husband and live with his family: lose the workforce plus the dowry they had to pay

[@ChefKuzu]

The baby boom was caused by a strong economy and abundance of resources after the two world wars

[@SerenaYip]

it's a never-ending cycle

[@Orwellian-Purple-Grapes-1984]

@@ireneserrano4570 Chinese pay bride price from groom's family to bride's family though. Dowry from bride's family to groom's family is more of an Indian thing, as far as I know.

[@soonny002]

@agapp11able Do you have children? Parents lose income when a child gets born. A mother will have to stay home for 6 - 12 months after labour and that's a year's income lost right off the bat. If you make $150k a year, now you're $150K + child expenses poorer in your first year. Parents also need to save up for rainy days and emergencies. A broken arm, a twisted ankle, or any trips to the paediatrician/hospital costs money and time off work. And then there's family vacations, extra-curricular activities, dance classes, and all the bits that give your child a competitive edge over others. Mothers especially are less likely to return to work after having children because they've lost their competitive edge over their male counterparts. In the end, it depends on what kind of children you want to raise. A village peasant child can eat mud and play with sand and that's a very cheap way to raise a kid. You can also just stick to government subsidised education which pretty much gets your child all the way to high school and that's it. But that's not strictly skilled labour though is it?

[@flareracer7218]

This was very interesting to watch. Due to the one child policy, my biological parents gave me up and I was adopted when I was 1 1/2 years old by my parents. My two other sisters (not biological) were also given up for the same reason. Love the content, thanks Asian Boss

[@itsgenkigirl]

Sending best wishes to you❤️

[@johnswagger7971]

Damn, your parents were angels. Adopting 3 children. Best of luck to your family

[@flareracer7218]

@@itsgenkigirl thank you so much!

[@flareracer7218]

@@johnswagger7971 haha yea they were great. Thank you!

[@flamingaish]

@@johnswagger7971 yess

[@梅天培]

One important reason is that nowadays people would choose to enjoy their life if there were any leisure time. Having kids will further shrink the leisure time already shrinked by their job.

[@autumntolbert8112]

Yeah good point .

[@anushka1223]

yup

[@flamingaish]

@Shimmy Shai horrible

[@RenegadeShepard69]

@Mike Hunt Is that how you people are calling them nowadays? Honestly I see your point, the western culture of dating/marriage/family building is unrealistic with the economical situation of our generation, it's pathetic that people still act like the youth should be having relantionships the same way their parents had when it's unsustainable for most of us.

[@梅天培]

@@marinaaguas9219 And dim as life may seem, still we’re living in an age with all various kinds of ways to acquire entertainment. Entertainment comes much more diverse, much more convenient, much more effective and even much more addictive than the past.

[@hsun7997]

This situation is happening everywhere. Too many people on the planet, funneling of wealth to the super rich, scarce resources, increased competition, increased individualism, stagnant wages, long work hours. All these are factors.

[@hsun7997]

@Riorozen I don’t disagree with you there. But (based on my intuition) these problems probably would be even worse if China hadn’t implemented population control. China would essentially be like India, with a population close to 2 billion or more.

[@foottoast4235]

Lmao rich people has nothing to do with people not wanting kids, it has to do with increased overall wealth and development bruh

[@ahm6006]

@Riorozen But this is happening all over the world, it's not exclusive to China.

[@hsun7997]

@@foottoast4235 I think you underestimate the staggering amount of wealth that people like Jeff Bezos have

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

@@hsun7997 l don't think you understand how wealth is created

[@Dominus_Potatus]

New adults are in "Sandwitch Generation" Must provide support for both their parents and their child.

[@ananyaananya651]

Don't all generations face that situation?

[@michellepauling7449]

@@ananyaananya651 It's difficult since everyone is an only child. So 2 people in a couple supporting 4 grandparents, while in other countries, there's more siblings who pitch in to care for aging parents.

[@ananyaananya651]

@@michellepauling7449 I'm kinda worried about that too 😕

[@MsLm97]

with the baby boomers (the largest generation ever in numbers) fully going into retirement and new adults fully entering the work force now in the most expensive and competitive times, that's a massive problem globally - being an only child makes it even worse

[@maipardhan]

Everyone in asia does this, it's not new.

[@cAlvinKan77]

Raising a kid (properly) is just unaffordable for most people in our generation these days. the amount of time and money the parents need to spend is unimaginable. I rather have a dog or cat.

[@MsJavaWolf]

So unimaginable that my grandmother did it while working in a mine.

[@terrasamiddha7024]

I agree.

[@Lyenati]

@@MsJavaWolf Did you not read his comment?

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

Chinese aren't the only one facing low birth rate and aging population, Japanese and Korean are in the same situation (or maybe even worse). But keep in mind that Chinese have a much larger population than Japanese and Korean (who aren't even 1/4 of the Chinese population together). So Chinese are not going to go extinct anytime soon. If we add up the overseas Chinese - Chinese populace will be approximately about 2 Billion. Chinese are just that massive in number; I've no idea how they grew into this size!

[@harismohammad2005]

@@jackjackyphantom8854 Quite a while back, there was an emperor in China, or a president. One of the two, and he had created a policy in china that basically said if you have lots of children, you are a good person and very honourable. He did this because he wanted more people for war in the future. That went out of hand leading to a massive population boom and the one child policy was introduced fast forward a while and were in the present. Essentially, China causes itself problems by trying to control everything.

[@PresidentialWinner]

In Finland we have paid maternity and paternity leave and with every extra children, a family get's more and more money monthly. This does nothing to the birthrate, unfortunately.

[@deaniedean248]

Because of harsh divorce laws and alimony I presume?

[@穆昱蕊]

Could you please share why it doesn’t work out in Finland?

[@88marome]

Social security, good healthcare and education means that more children stay alive. Also more people can be focused on having a career and "succeeding" in life than having children.

[@veero8130]

Yeah I think that's a europe thing, no? Germany is the same. You can legally take 4 years off of work to raise your child and still have a work contract at your old company.

[@zuhairs7929]

@Indian I agree with you, when men aren't valued as fathers and laws favor women mostly nobody gets married. On the bright side we need a population decline worldwide

[@KryaDiere]

I'm from Singapore and growing up all I ever heard was how my siblings and I were "investments" to take care of my parents when they are old. I have younger 2 siblings and we were forced to share everything and as the oldest I was basically their mom while my actual mom worked to pay for 3 kids. It really sucked and I already decided I'm never having kids when I was 12 lol. We didn't have the 1-child policy here but the culture is the same. We have to take care of our parents when they're old, give them a portion of our salary etc. I don't need kids; I already have to take care of my old folk!

[@idalinawin]

It´s the same in Brazil. "Who will take care of you, when you get old?, what about if your husband wants it?"... I hear that always when I say I don't want to have children. 🙄🙄🙄

[@reeree1998]

Same with Filipinos

[@bearo8]

I have to admit that I really want to have children one day and partly it is out of selfishness. I am afraid that I might be alone and without family when I'm old and in need of care. Not even from a financial standpoint but from a social one. (But I live in a country with good financial welfare/pensions etc.)

[@ordinarydude2237]

Fun Fact: Your old folks will ask when you'll get married anyway.

[@valiaudet3415]

@@bearo8 children are not your older age insurance policy.. You may be in one place and your children may only see you once a year. If you look at aged care facilities, most residents receive a family visit a couple of days in a year. Many have no visitors. Referring to the west

[@Antares2]

Meanwhile, in historical chinese dramas, they are always talking about "the fifth son" and "third daughter" and such. Things sure have changed in 2000 years

[@EscapeVelocity11186]

General trend for the entire world. As recently as 100 years ago, people were having many children. It used to be that having a lot of children was normal because 1) the extra children were needed for farming work, and 2) many children died at a young age so more children were needed to ensure some survived to adulthood. This changed as childhood mortality decreased, the need for manual farm labor decreased, and the cost of having a child - in terms of time and money - increased.

[@WY_BCE]

@@EscapeVelocity11186 + the poor could not afford contraception and in some places contraception is shamed upon.

[@wip1664]

@@EscapeVelocity11186 you forget to mention that back then they knew little about birth prevention. Unsafe and faulty prevention methods were allowed. Aside from farming work, there was little else to preoccupy people or to expend their energies and reactive minds. I was an accidental child with 2 older brothers. And that was 1963, not as far back as 1923...or 1763.

[@wip1664]

@@EscapeVelocity11186 and you forget to consider the hidden costs. You are generous to believe that only time and money are needed in raising any person to be decent, useful, not a liability, safe to be around, content, etc. And once raised, that he or she can be set free to engage with others and in different situations without setbacks or catastrophe. 🤨😖🙄 And then to handle those setbacks, and hopefully not catastrophic. 😱🥵😵

[@igopsychowheneverwendysing5984]

Here in the slums of the Philippines you'll see a family of 15. Crazy how they multiply despite the living condition. 🐇

[@SoundsOfTheWild3]

They need to raise their wages and reduce working hours, and implement fair policies for women on top of this too.

[@xavier6887]

Omae wa mou shinderu

[@boii3972]

@@xavier6887 NANI ????

[@cleve21ful]

Agree with raising wages and reducing working hours. But women's rights and fair policies are better in China than in Japan or S. Korea.

[@giuliab8484]

@@cleve21ful Doesn’t mean it couldn’t be better

[@jackl2257]

Yes

[@LaCréé.e]

I remember this woman in the news who was so outraged talking about "it's IMPOSSIBLE to love two kids or more, there's always going to be a favourite!"

[@Dom_om_nom]

Yes, you can have a favorite child, but that doesn't mean you don't love your other children any less. Most parents with favorite kids tend to have the decency to treat all of their kids equally.

[@Dom_om_nom]

@Saurav Bhandari That's only a rare scenario, most children grow up to be normal people. Having more than one kid isn't a bad thing, if your kid is messed up and doesn't feel as loved is because you showed your favoritism. If you have a favorite kid, just don't show it to your other kids or family, it's not that hard.

[@krixpop]

imagine a family with 15 children ...

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

mostly the fav child among two is younger one as younger are given more affection from any member of family and the reason is he/ she is younger 😊 but It doesn't mean u would discriminate them on large purposes.

[@sungit2g111]

@@Dom_om_nom nah my mom always treats my little sister better even in fights when its obviously her fault she going ignore it and when its my fault and sometimes not I will get scolded so bad and she always gets boba milk tea every week I get nothing

[@hum___h]

The “996” is crazy!!! 12 hours a day for 6 days a week. That’s insane!!! It’s impossible to have a life......

[@CuriousKidzAI]

For a good night sleep it would mean 8h sleep, 12h work, 4h spare to live your life the way you want it and before you know it you need to get ready to work again.

[@hum___h]

@@CuriousKidzAI 4 hours that if you don’t count the commute. It really blows my mind.

[@SlateTiara]

I didn't post this, and I somehow cant delete it...? sorry?

[@rokurokuyuhang7442]

most of Chinese high school students study 7 10 7.😭

[@cerruti1881au]

That's why the government is now taking down such companies as Alibaba.

[@meferswift]

" limit women's paternity leave, and give the men paternity leave" That actually very smart. That way both will be equal and companies wont be picky about gender of their employees if both will have equal leave. If you only gives women leave, this will make, on average man work longer than women. Hence more useful. Which incentives them to only hire men.

[@tommatt2901]

Based

[@joshua_here5849]

One of those rare person who actually understands the problem

[@glebkoshelev]

here in Russia "parental leave" is not gendered. Legally fathers can postpone job to care for a child, but in reality noone does it and if anyone would choose to do so, others would probably be like "is that legal?!". Laws are one thing, but there're cultural norms/traditions/customs/trends/memes. It's like male babysitter or male nurse. There're restrictions on a cultural level, which maintain gender descrimination no matter the laws. I wouldn't even be surprised if it turns out that in China parental leave is not gendered either, but it's just that noone ever seriously considered that a man would use it)

[@meferswift]

@@glebkoshelev yep, that also one problem of it. Women have to take leave, cause biological condition cant be tolerated. While men, can choose not to.

[@glebkoshelev]

@@meferswift it's both problem and solution. To make it equal through law, it would need to be something like forbidding both genders to work. It's extreme. Meanwhile many cultures already have built in "compensations" for natural differences between genders. I think the problem is that those cultural mechanisms are pushed to the side when there's a sense of poverty, of extreme competition, of danger. At least that's how it looks like from my perspective. I saw my culture in relative poverty and I see it in relative wealth. Men and women used to push each other to get on a bus and now it's "ladies first". I don't know if chinese culture has some kind of "gentleman ethics", but it sure looks like they don't have opportunity for such ethics to even be manifested as of now. I probably wouldn't think much about troubles of other people if I would work 996)))

[@monicaandrade4754]

I think that goes for people all over the world everything is getting expensive.. prices are going up rent and houses etc.. I’m 27 and people older then me are pressing both my partner and i to have kids but truth is we’re not ready for that.. I think most people go through it as well

[@rainbowgirl949494]

THIS! this is starting to become a whole global problem now. I’m also 27 & everyone is either struggling on their own living with their partners, flat mates or still with their parents. we barely can feed ourselves. we are nagged all the time by older people & no one realizes the world changed drastically. when my parents were in their 20’s everyone moved out, had a whole house, could have children & have full home cooked meals plus have savings. people who say we should already have a family won’t feed & pay for our children but tries to make us feel bad

[@ericmerante8745]

Well that's a matured thing to do when a person like you think the consequences of your decision 👍🏻

[@let716]

when my parents were my age. they were already planning for children. but here i am. a broke student. competition is high. everything is expensive. its ridiculous

[@wholesome122]

Not necessarily more expensive but maybe less worry that your children will die

[@jaklg7905]

@agapp11able Or maybe we have seen too many fellow woman live their lives for their husband and kids, and then have their husband dump them for a younger woman, leaving them with no job, no money, and no way to possibly support themselves.

[@iwastubed96]

Meanwhile Singapore has banned egg freezing to encourage women to have children now than later. Women in Singapore who are not ready for children but are able to afford the procedure are now having their eggs frozen in neighboring countries.

[@ludwigvonmiseswasright4380]

Those poor women. Carrying a child to term is for young women. Nursing a child, waking up in the middle of the night, running around to the park. .... this is all so much easier when you are young. Freezing eggs doesn't help these problems.

[@lavaaaaaaaaaaaa]

really i am an Singaporean and i didn't know this? who is the government to tell us when to have kids imao

[@nehcooahnait7827]

@@lavaaaaaaaaaaaa sometimes many, and the Singaporeans tend to forget Singapore is an authoritarian state that doesn’t have free press. when you point that out, an angry Singaporean will just say ‘you are just jealous of us’… oh well…

[@nehcooahnait7827]

‘An enlightened authoritarian state’ they said…

[@zidorovichburblyatya2862]

@@nehcooahnait7827 That have the best healthcare according to PolyMatter. Uh,uh,uh.

[@tankfire20]

There are psychological differences between growing up as a single child and as a child with siblings. There are also different parental needs and provisions required to support a 3 child household. Usually in multi-child households the help of grandparents and their parenting experience can help. The issue here is that the grandparents do not have any experience raising multiple children because of the one child policy that lasted many generations.

[@fangzification]

Meh, it was only one generation. I'm part of the one-child generation, but my parents had multiple siblings, so they do know what that's like.

[@maggiejetson7904]

Yes but when the whole society are single child cousins are the new siblings. I know because I'm one and my cousins and I play all the time together, sharing childcare at grand parents' place.

[@anan-my9tk]

@@maggiejetson7904 🙌🙌💯

[@CTcCaster]

3 kids are a lot. Especially during the current economic situation where the future is full of uncertainties. Not only that, the working hours are very long in Asia as well. By the time they are home they will be dead tired, and the last thing anyone would want in that situation is to deal with 3 babies lol.

[@oshiriz6486]

yea

[@LokTar_Ogar93]

even 1 is a lot, especially in asia

[@cygnus-x]

@@LokTar_Ogar93 I thought no child is a lot.

[@jeff-np9jm]

@@LokTar_Ogar93 yeah but the 1 child policy will definitely harm China's population, especially since its aging population is very high

[@songyang2750]

@@jeff-np9jm Exactly, In China especially in the urban area, many people even don't want to have a child. The problem is not about how many children you can have, it's how can you afford even one child.

[@cssptrc]

Interesting that both women did not hesitate to answer subsized maternity leave and equal maternity/paternity leaves at the end. The 3-child policy isn’t just an issue of economic and socio-cultural factors-it has been, and always will be, a women's issue. Policies related to birthing children will always be linked to the policing of women’s bodies. That should be taken into account now, in this day and age, regardless if it’s China or any other country with population control policies today.

[@wilbertgiovanni]

Its impossible for normals like us to afford 2+ child . Things are not like it used to be in the 90s/80s where we can buy houses with just few years of work

[@mitonaarea5856]

I wonder what it changed?? Why for example, in Europe or North America our population is declining but houses have become more expensive?

[@anderswetche3021]

@@mitonaarea5856 You need to consider other people seek refuge in North America or either Europe and migration (for work, etc.) is another reason as well.

[@datekaname2246]

@@mitonaarea5856 greed and the lack of raising wages to adjust for inflation. So basically greed.

[@prankgirl9112]

Everyone I know has 3 kids and a home. They just live as frugal as possible. Just like previous generations had to do to buy a home.

[@eliseuhenrique3935]

@Nij Jin bruh today inflation goes brrrrrrrrr everything's expensiver and wage don't grows :/

[@vivvnsze]

The woman who doesn't want a kid is right. Paternity leave is equally important. The traditional idea of men being the primary breadwinner causes women to not only work (then suffer career setback from childbirth) but also become affiliated with the role of being the family caretaker. If the woman has to 996 and the man has to 996, then they should both have the benefit/responsibility of looking after the kid.

[@a_collection_of_cells]

@@thecapatalistpropagator_9470 This is not just a man's world. Both men and women live in this world so it belongs to them both. Just because women carry children doesn't mean that the children are the sole responsibility of the women. And the cost of living in most countries is so high its extremely difficult to survive just with one working person so women have to work too.

[@patrickaccioly4398]

Well, that’s because we’re talking about urban areas, where jobs are not very physically demanding, if a place only has jobs that are physically demanding, then the women should help by taking care of the house

[@vivvnsze]

@@thecapatalistpropagator_9470 if your answer is forcing women to have children just to keep some ‘culture existing’ as you put it, then the culture deserves to be extinct. The alternative you should have considered instead of ‘force’ would be incentives such as money or paid leave for both parents to share the burden of child rearing. You don’t need a woman to raise a child.

[@vivvnsze]

@@patrickaccioly4398 it depends. If you’re talking about agriculture, then we do see males taking a dominant role. And it also depends on location and technology. Are we talking about oxen or a vehicle when tending the fields? When it comes to horticulture, matriarchs are somehow more common. Probably because tending to small gardens or gathering do not require intense physical labor. That is not to say women are incapable of labor intensive tasks.

[@vivvnsze]

@@thecapatalistpropagator_9470 Subsidies alone does not alleviate the uncertainties of the future. Reality is population growth in current environment is unsustainable. Resources are dwindling (deforestation, climate change, etc) and urban areas are competitive, making certain lifestyles difficult to maintain. There’s also this assumption that women are unwilling to start families, but do not forget there are men who also feel the same way! Having children is a financial burden that is not to be taken lightly. Forcing women to give birth is archaic. If countries are so concerned with making children, spend some time investing in artificial wombs.

[@dmblum1]

I teach at a Chinese university and we discussed this in my classes. I asked my students how many would have three children - out of 600, only one said she would have 3. The rest were 0,1, or 2 - about equal distribution. Bottom line: it's too expensive (literally!) When I raised the possibility of immigration being a possibility to solve the aging problem, they said that's not going to happen.

[@thulsa_doom]

It might be expensive in China, but people from China (and from everywhere else) come to developed European countries to take advantage of children benefits we have here, and overpopulate Europe.

[@sarroumarbeu6810]

It's all about having the choice...the one child policy was brutal and violated human rights left and right...but now ppl actually can choose to have or not progeny

[@Emlane09]

So much smarter! I know a Vietnamese woman from a family of 8 that gave birth to 5 kids before 30! That’s all they know in poor countries

[@beepboopbeepp]

@@thulsa_doom Well that would only be an issue if they came and then left, most people become citizens and pay taxes there meaning they become a part of western society.

[@thulsa_doom]

@@beepboopbeepp short-term, yep, sure. But in the long run, if Europe becomes overpopulated, we will know why. Too much people is always a problem. It always increases unemployment rates as well as increases the prices for real estate.

[@kwonj7]

That lady's reaction at 7:45 when the dude says he wants two kids. And then the sigh of relief when he continues..🤣

[@Anglepet456]

Her whole face went "excuse me, is that SO?" to "That's what I thought, alright."

[@JB-kx9bx]

😐

[@OSTemli]

His hubby is smooth talker

[@avpthegreat]

I noticed that too lol glad I’m not the only one

[@mytravls]

Spot on

[@BarnacleBoy42069]

I totally understand why people would be hesitant to have any kids, let alone 3. When it was just me and my wife we spent maybe $300-$400 per month on food, and now we have 2 kids and we easily spend $900+ per month to feed them

[@philnightjar1971]

Then, you can easily save 900$ per month by simply not feeding them.

[@gulserensmsk]

@@philnightjar1971 hold up 💀

[@j2j975]

@@philnightjar1971 😂😂😂

[@lawtraf8008]

@@philnightjar1971 j'ai ici jaiiiiil

[@ryuuminami22]

tf you feeding your kids??? Gold??

[@youyuanliang7422]

Thank you so much for doing this interview, as a Chinese, these people's answers are what I can hear very common in China, you're creating dialogues where people can speak freely with less stereotypes.

[@rodrigomesquita268]

Having kids is the natural thing to do when you have a good life and have the confindence that the future will be even better. Most of us are already strugling to survive. Why on earth would we want to have children?

[@CriftPro]

"Having kids is the natural thing to do when you have a good life" history will disagree with you.

[@vysheslavuzumati1269]

My aunt had two kids while still living with her mother and doesn't plan on ever working again in her life because she is planning on getting a check from both these kids and moving out and living off of that (because they were both born severely autistic due to my aunt smoking and drinking still while she was pregnant with them). some people are just more ape than human, they live purely on their lizard brain and don't think about the future or what happens to their kids in the long run.

[@hannahrocker5936]

@@CriftPro actually, history would disagree with you. The only reason birth rates were high during "bad times" was when most labor was physical labor, such as working on a farm or other hand crafts. It was essential for the survival of a family to have as many working hands as possible. It is true that once the economy stabilized, for example after WWII, the birth rate declined - yet it is to note here that at that point having a child was relatively cheap, and the chance of survival was high. Nowadays, most jobs in cities are non-physical, other skills are needed. We work more, living expenses are as high as never before (even if you factor out inflation). A lot of people are conscious about the future. To survive you need to keep the cost of living low, so of course lots of people don't want kids? It's the historical context that matters ;)

[@abrahamdsl]

@@hannahrocker5936 THis i don't get much - you'd wait for at least 6, maybe up to 8 or 10 years before the child can do child labour, aside from costs to the family of pregnancy. It's like expecting social security pensions without thinking of the normally 40 years of payments first.

[@xLinksDreheRx]

@BLACKPINK DOMINATION some ppl just dont have nor will ever have the urge to have offspring. some ppl like enjoying themselves or life or the world or w/e more than the thought of having kids. nothing to do with doing well or not AT ALL. I mean big families are usually not middle or upper class but lower instead. Upper class families usually have fewer kids lots of times.

[@janicel1612]

Singapore has the same problem lol My parents was heavily penalized for having the 3rd and 4th children, and I remember telling myself not to ever have more than 2 kids. Given the pressures from work and high costs of living, I didn’t even want any kids when I started on my tertiary education. I only had one because of my husband. And in Asian societies where women bear the brunt of taking care of the kids, this problem is amplified. Who wants to give birth to more burdens when the shareholder is unwilling to help?

[@kevinta1394]

Currently staying in China, before even thinking of having children. The cost of marriage is unbearable for a lot of people here (tradition is to give money to the bride's family)

[@super-nova.]

It's the same in all muslim countries asian or african. It's a tradition but also a teaching in Islam that a man should give a woman money called (mahar) before marrying her. I didn't know you guys have this too hehe.

[@kevinta1394]

@@super-nova. Didn't know about this, interesting facts. The thing in China is that sometimes the girl's family gives back to the couple, but sometimes they don't... It could be a big burden for the couple, a lot of break-ups caused by this issue just before the marriage.

[@super-nova.]

@@kevinta1394 damn that's sad.. I personally think it's so unnecessary as it causes conflict between the couple and their families. like money shouldn't be the first priority yes it's important but not to the point of breaking up jeez

[@kevinta1394]

@@super-nova. Can't agree more to this. Hope this will change in the future, otherwise population decline here wouldn't be able to reverse

[@super-nova.]

@@kevinta1394 yeah true. I hope this will change too💕

[@airil2077]

I can't even take care of myself, how can i take care of others? And I can't afford to be stressed just to have a kid lol

[@Wakish0069]

@Nimr ATIYEH What dollar amount should a person make per year to afford a child? I mean I see people working retail into their 60's their whole lives

[@ThingsILikke]

In America you have to marry a man who is older than you and wealthy so that you don’t have to work. Or your wealthy parents sponsor you.

[@X3NOSAMA]

Chinese govt: Asking for more kids. But who will carry the expenses of new borns

[@flamingaish]

Your DAD

[@lotuswolf1518]

But why don't they understand that unemployment is already a problem, should focus on creating employment for the educated ones more entrepreneurship will make sure less people are unemployed

[@X3NOSAMA]

@@flamingaish 🌚🌝

[@X3NOSAMA]

@@lotuswolf1518 ya...the I meant the same thing.....

[@hal9397]

Lol the gov wants it that way, so the kids can’t have education and just start working at early age, becoming cheaper labours

[@satriaamiluhur622]

I and my wife struggle enough already to raise a single daughter. And three kids? No thanks

[@nthuthukomdluli1052]

Are U Chinese ?

[@adiyafanny876]

@@nthuthukomdluli1052 no, he's not

[@AkallabethGoth]

A lot of younger, educated people, decide against having kids. It doesn't only apply to China. I think, talking also from personal experience, young people want more freedom and me-time, and seeing that not having kids is a new norm, they don't feel any/much pressure to have any. A lot of governments "struggle" with aging population, as their retirement policies are faulty. As a working adult, I should be paying in towards my own retirement fund, but we all know the money is being used on current pensioners, even if they paid their contributions for years prior. The system is rigged, and all governments know it. Without a younger generation's contributions, the retirement age will keep increasing in hope one will die before actually retiring... 55 for women in China is nothing, try 65+ in the West

[@cknorris3644]

Here in America most of our money goes to able bodied people who can work but just don't want to. My lazy sister in law who has never worked gets more benefits per month than my retired mother who has worked and paid taxes all of her adult life.

[@dataexpunged6969]

@@cknorris3644 tbh the government is just shooting themselves in the foot with policies like these.

[@orange7116]

The worst part is that the company expect you work extra hours for free. And if you want to buy a house, you need to empty "4 wallets" (your parent's wallets and your grand parent's wallets) and a loan that you need to work 30 years to pay off. And the price of everything is raising but your salary stays the same. you work 996 and spend the rest of the free time looking for part time job. There's no time to even meet new people. Everyone's social circle is getting smaller and smaller until there's only your parents and coworkers on your contact list.

[@Lukas-yi9vv]

Well it's not that extreme here in my country Germany. I don't know where you are from but here full time work is roughly around 35-40 hours a week. Your salary is enough even for travel in the holidays, 30 days vacation for everyone by law, trade unions fight for higher wages every year etc.. So it is really horrible for me to read all these comments here. I'm glad it is not that bad here.

[@Lukas-yi9vv]

@@run8196 cuz people here wanna enjoy their life instead of raising children. we don't work 996 like in China, we have plenty of free time and salaries are high enough. so it's not about the money, people just wanna have fun and not raise children. btw school education and university is totally free for everyone and the quality is among the best in the world (healthcare the same)! And if you can't afford a house the government helps you a lot with subsidies and so on...the situation is totally different to USA and East Asia here and I'm glad about that.

[@ji1160]

@@run8196 also feeling lucky that in Australia we seem to get paid high salaries and work 40 hours a week. I thought 9-5 was bad but now that i see the 996 i’m suddenly feeling grateful for it 😅

[@elliotw.888]

the one child policy has had irreversible effects on China, I think it'll be hard for any policy to rebalance the population again

[@AnimeBeefRandoms]

1st world countries have been already facing these issues, their solution is mass immigration which is bad.

[@LokTar_Ogar93]

1 child policy and we still have 1.4 billion people...... the key point is to provide better education quality and resources to new born children so they can have better lives and make better contribution to society.

[@ppjskh]

I truly agree, some men are going to have to marry foreign women because there is just not enough Chinese women or remain bachelors the rest of their lives because of this policy. Having three children isn’t going to help if there’s more than a million more men than women.

[@saikatbanik9359]

@@LokTar_Ogar93 the problem is 1.4 billion people with less young generation and more old generation of people. This is the main problem which will haunt China in nearby future

[@noeswantra2295]

@@ppjskh How about Chinese women marrying foreign men?

[@withyoctopus]

12 hours of work a day, 6 days a week, 72 hours a week. There's no time to even enjoy your child. There's no time to be a human yourself or just recharge. It sounds absolutely exhausting.

[@ningboweifengfastener2453]

may be only in some citys, in my city only.8 hours and work five days,but I know the people in more famous companys they should be more hardwoking

[@夏士莲欧莱雅]

Too exaggerated, this situation is rare

[@Sahasrmankotwal]

I saw a lot of comments like this. This cant be true everywhere, maybe in big cities in high paying elite jobs but no way this is the norm.

[@peachpink123]

And the kid grow up to inherit this schedule

[@andia968]

@@ningboweifengfastener2453 whatbis your city?

[@morganegerme684]

Sad thing is that it's not that people don't want children, they just can't afford it (money wise or time wise)

[@radicalcentrist4990]

The one child policy was already stupid enough. All it did was to make sure that there will be a lot more elders in the future than youth, so now there will be extra pressure on the youth to support a lot more elders.

[@qs332]

At the same time, it also ensured that civil strife caused by famine and unemployment did not occur, these are much more cruel than [more elders]. This world does not start in 2021, the situation in the past is much different.

[@soleil7259]

Not only that, the ratio of men and women was almost 3:1, since men are more valued...

[@hyro1112]

it actually wasnt. china became really poor almost 100 years ago. there was a world war and a civil war. after that the population growth was outpacing the sustainability. infrastructure was wayyyyy behind. there was not enough of anything to go around, be it food electricity or clean water and housing. we just don't realize it but we as humans do this all the time. just to animals. when theres a overpopulation of like wolves in area it threatens the natural balance of the food chain in the region and so hunters are permitted to hunt them down in order to decrease the population. now that china has become the 2nd wealthiest country in the world their policies are obviously changing. some policies are done out of necessity during that time and amended or abolished at a later stage.

[@hpaul2864]

@@qs332 Yes, so true. China pulled them out of extreme poverty, but today China’s growth on the world economy is “one of the greatest achievements in World History”. The poverty rate went from 88% to less than 1% and life expectancy increase by more than 10 years. And many more achievement can be added.

[@SuperSksmanian]

The one common thing in this video is, all these Chinese citizens are quite intelligent.. 👍

[@Andy-P]

Yes, there are all aware of whats going on and possible consequences.

[@honghong3153]

@@Andy-P they do not want to be enslaved with poo poo diapers. Hardships. Yes hardships.

[@Andy-P]

@@honghong3153 I meant consequences of aging population. But maybe what you said as well.

[@mr.bluefox3511]

Well the citizens being interviews are teen to young adults, being well educated, live & work in the urban city ... so indeed they knew alot & understand for sure. This topic mostly about how young people will think about that policy, so Asian Boss does have a smaller group of people to interview, while asking the right people anyway. If you interview the old & elder generations too, the video could when more differently however, with mix opinions (that should went for a different video, now i think about it).

[@honghong3153]

@@mr.bluefox3511 China has it tough cause princess Hong dad keeps bullying her.

[@mult-tea6107]

Even in the US most people are waiting or not having children at all because of how expensive it is to raise a child plus the lack of maternity leave and the cost of childcare. I think most families are having two kids at most but, that number will be declining in the next 10-20 years.

[@MarvelGeekify]

I feel like this was lazy on China's part. "We will let you have 3 children now" and they're done with it. When, there's so much more that's need to make it happen. If any country- not just China, but France, USA, Japan, etc- wants their society do improve something, like the birth rate, then they also have to figure out everything that has to be done to make that demand look attractive...

[@xiaomose7495]

Why you so fast to judge? Its only the starter dude. Don't you watch one of those woman say there would be some followup policy to support that 🤦 if China is that so incompetent they would not be able to last this long trade war with US and wouldn't be able to send 3 human to their self made space station. Anyway just sit and wait for next 2 or 3 years for what they have prepared to combat again aging population

[@MarvelGeekify]

@@xiaomose7495 don’t even get me started on the trade war. But let me ask you this then, did they change anything to their system having a child when they enforced the 2-child policy or just say “you may have two kids now”?

[@conveniencestorebanana9648]

USA doesn't really want to improve birth rate, judging from all the same sex promotion everywhere on the media.

[@MarvelGeekify]

@@conveniencestorebanana9648 those two things are not mutually exclusive, and to assume they are makes you ignorant and stupid…

[@Lock2002ful]

There are already too many people on this planet, especially in countries like China, India, Japan and so on. Declining birth rates are not bad. Because when people say ohh, declining birthrate and overaging of the population is bad, have more than 2 kids, they’re actually saying that we not only need constant economic growth but also population growth and that is not sustainable in any way or form.

[@bankaiiibankaaa4573]

Globally its hard enough to rise one child, let alone three. Good luck with that. Speaking for myself i don't want to have even one child, I'm good as i am, thanks.

[@ailinyu6617]

In comparisons I think the countryside has the advantage to raise more than two children.

[@ailinyu6617]

I’m not sure how raising children in the countryside works in the western countries, but in China, people know each other in small villages so they can look after each other.

[@bankaiiibankaaa4573]

@@ailinyu6617 In my country there are no more villages.The youth moved into the cities. Now what used to be villages are turned into huge farms for agriculture or are abandoned. Anyway its expensive - childhood,school... also with nowadays women its hard, it's not like it used to be with my parents and grand parents generations.Marriages don't last very long...

[@ailinyu6617]

@@bankaiiibankaaa4573 ikr in today most people are pursuing wealth…

[@amithasupun5971]

Not in middle east

[@Razear]

I don't think the state should be telling couples how many kids they can have, but this policy seems moot for most people. Millennials and Gen Z are on average delaying marriage and childbearing than their parent's generation. Most have no desire to have more than two children.

[@ChiGyu620]

@Jason Soo They aren't forcing them to have three children... yet.

[@ChiGyu620]

@Jason Soo It depends on how desperate the situation becomes. They might start using more coercive measures if they have to.

[@terraformingmars2373]

@鉄天狗 it will never happen. If gov force people to raise kids, then nobody will get marriage.

[@tianyicai6482]

Lmao, ur innocent almost kills me. Will you call a shopping-mall security guard as a POLICE ???

[@ChiGyu620]

@@terraformingmars2373 Them they'll force them to marry as well.

[@emmahan9160]

It's so true that many families just can't afford to have more than one child, might as well consider it a luxury to have a sibling at this point. Most of my friends from wealthier families have siblings, but with more middle-class families, 99% of the time they only have one child.

[@kakaman05]

Come to America. Government give you money to have more children.

[@kristinesharp6286]

Middle class has a lot better quality of life than generations ago. Too much consumerism.

[@mrguyrun]

China is experiencing 未富先老, literally means getting old before getting rich. That's what happened when you forcefully alter the normal.

[@warrenlauzon5315]

What was so stupid about the policy is that the birth rate was already falling when enacted. Kind of like Mao's war on Sparrows I guess.

[@ancientseas9863]

they getting stuck in the work cycle and cannot do bigger things, shits unlucky

[@lorenzofalorni3961]

The CCP thinks itself the ruler of nature, they try to control everything, just look back to the famine caused by Mao when he ordered the killing of sparrows, Millions starved!

[@joaop4585]

This tyranical nature will end badly... They will first have a age-structural crisis. More elderly, less young wich ll lead to too much stress on the youngs to care about the economy. Then it will affect the national bublle on houses on China. Those Ghost Towns will the a problem later...

[@warrenlauzon5315]

@@joaop4585 If the housing bubble finally breaks, there will be a domino effect and a lot of things will come crashing down.

[@amandathom8257]

The only reason I’m glad I was a child at the one child policy is that I ended up with a really great family in the states

[@LindaMz24]

I'm glad it turned out well for you. 💐

[@sblbb929]

Awesome! I got huge respect for couples that decide to adopt or take in children and raise them like their own flesh and blood.

[@msi8311]

Same for my friend and her sister. Happy for you and your family.

[@icephoenix3565]

You sound brainwashed by the west. I’m Asian American and I support China!!

[@amandathom8257]

@@icephoenix3565 I never said that I didn't support China, but all they did for me was get me abandoned on the sidewalk. I live in the US with a white family so pardon me if I seem "brainwashed" by the west, but In realityI have no reason to support china because again the only thing china has done for me is get me left in a cardboard box on the sidewalk when I was 3 days old.

[@b_tang]

Asian Boss hitting out of the park again with another great video.

[@infinitykami8998]

Same issue in many country. Life is too hard at this point, difficult to keep yourself alive and the government want you to have more kids.

[@samuraijosh1595]

Ppl and the government are slaves to capitalistic corporations who hold 90% of the wealth. No wonder it's getting harder and harder to survive.

[@tanincollins2143]

Are you an idiot? We're talking about China. The people are slaves to the government's corporations, not capitalistic corporations.

[@DeadNoob451]

@@samuraijosh1595 Yeah, because survival was so easy in the soviet union that it had so bad starvation that it caused a genocide. Totally better, comrade. Grow up.

[@mingchi1855]

@@tanincollins2143 Government's corporations has special meaning in China. It means the government-held corps. There are private-held corps also. Yes everything will be eventually owned by government but when you refer to the term "government's corporations" it only means certain corps, which pays low but also has almost no work. The individuals and private-held corps are taxed to support them, while those government corps' staff have pretty good life/food/retirement benefits, and almost guaranteed job for life. So learn more context before commenting. Do not judge everything by your tiny amount of knowledge.

[@RariqaD]

if the cost of raisin children is still high i doubt it will affect much...

[@minifix]

That's why I prefer grape kids, they're cheaper.

[@RariqaD]

@@minifix i have pepper and eggplant kids of my own too 😁

[@TomNook.]

Tasty thread

[@flamingaish]

@@TomNook. yes

[@yogadarmawan3051]

Yeah n south korea already shrinking population last year, you following me my friend👍

[@sandrafield9813]

At 12:30 a cop is taking photos of this Chinese interviewing team. Can they get in trouble for putting real uncensored Chinese thoughts on the net, since China doesn't really allow internet access without censorship (or at least from my understanding)?

[@darkestlight6784]

They want them to have children with super long work hours? Maybe they need to increase their salary wage as well... 😒

[@hw985a]

The salaries they want are about $500k, somehow I doubt that most of their salaries will get anywhere near that even with a pay increase

[@纸上影]

In the future, robots will replace some human work.There's something wrong with your mind!Population aging is a problem of sudden population gap.

[@jasmine401]

My grandma had 12 siblings, and I don’t even want one, the irony.

[@glumpink4106]

WAIT SAME HAHA

[@ridgefrost]

It's incredible how asianboss always manages to find well informed, articulate people who r so natural around a camera, just finding the right interviewee is impressive all on it own

[@terraformingmars2373]

Most young people get high educated, it's not hard to find proper interviewee in big cities.

[@ridgefrost]

@@terraformingmars2373 i understand what you saying but u probably don't live in the US, you'd have to be really lucky to find someone really informed

[@Alex-bf3re]

They probably just don’t show the buffoons

[@philnightjar1971]

If they're not natural around a camera, they would most likely not give the consent to an interview in the first place.

[@RomyRavenna]

In Germany we have paid paternity leave for Men. And still it's not "normal" for men to take it without batting a second thought. Numbers are going up tho. 👍 Paternity leave for all is definitely a good opportunity for Men to bond closer with the kids. And support the woman who just gave birth at home.

[@sblbb929]

Germany is also rich enough to do that and it's demographic decline gradual. China's decline is free falling and the country isn't rich either.

[@irondragonmaiden]

I think paternity leave should be mandatory. Like, your wife is pregnant? Give us a due date and you will have paternity leave. That way, the men who feel that they shouldn't take it because of cultural norms but want to get to have the paternity leave they are entitled to

[@Ultra289]

@@sblbb929 well, china isnt THAT poor

[@bungeegum720]

Make the salary higher if you want the people to multiply.

[@bobbelcher678]

@@tanincollins2143 they haven’t been communism since the death of Mao in the 1980s bro. Business cards ain’t cheap, might as well keep the name instead of reprinting

[@austinhuang4450]

@@tanincollins2143 China is autoritarian capitalism

[@draco24able]

@@tanincollins2143 Like capitalism is doing any good even in any well developed country........the gap between rich and poor is widening in every system...the reason??.... corruption PERIOD!

[@awesomevideo5525]

That not how CCP works 😂😂. Something mysterious things will be coming when people will not comply with 3child policy.

[@ttw06090]

@@tanincollins2143 And try to guess what kind of capitalism china is based on? It's state capitalism! Which is essentially the "regulated capitalism" you're talking about

[@crystalwright1504]

Very interesting discussion. From a Canadian woman with adult childre()whose life is the polar opposite of these young people), it's interesting to see a different perspective and to get a little insight into how someone in a different country/culture is looking at life.

[@skilitzki2692]

This is a universal issue. Having a kid costs money, plus you have to consider all inflation, rents and bills in the coming years. Government doesn't have any right to demand these to their citizens.

[@TheExtraterrestrial99]

Not just money, it also required time and patient.

[@kamilerastene5275]

7:42 how her expression completely changes as the guy suggests having more than 2 kids

[@legacylo7895]

Asking the women: Have you heard of the new policy? Asking the men: What is your opinion on this?

[@meferswift]

You get the same answer more or less.

[@gdaymate2391]

This interview only presents the views of ppl who live in the big city like Shanghai. In fact, if Asian Boss like to have another interview in the tier 3 city or even lower, they will possibly have a different opinion. For comparison, ppl who live in the small city or country side intended to have more kids as the living cost is not that high comparing to the big city.

[@Andy-P]

Yes that would be interesting. One of them said things could be different in non tier 1-2 cities. They are so so switched on!

[@gdaymate2391]

Elvin deSouza I think that’s how it works in Japan and some of the countries too. Ppl usually grow up in the smaller city and then move to the big city for job opportunities. But the case in China will be a bit different as some of the youths actually don’t want to move to the big city. The reason why the limit was not eased is that even though the birth rate is declining but with 1.4b population, that is still considered as the second largest in the world.

[@mjs22002]

@@gdaymate2391 china is larger than europe + US combined. Just a mtter of time before she dominates and fall

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw I'm thinking, just like India, it's actually really hard and socially unacceptable to change social status. So yes farm families have kids, but they want city family lines to have kids to keep social hierarchy.

[@Andy-P]

@@gdaymate2391 It isn't the size that is the problem.

[@rabri-ghewar]

When population increases, the demand and competition for resources also increases. Beside money, there are other mental, emotional and physical efforts which are needed to give the kid a decent life. Therefore even if you started paying people for having 3 kids, people won't likely be doing it.

[@div2954]

Hello! An another INDIAN. I THINK, INDIA WILL STILL SURPASS CHINA WHEN IT COMES TO POPULATION BY NEXT 5 YEARS

[@preethanadig6252]

@Fred Hills Indian govt is very strict with population tally..we have too many IDs and you need them to avail any facilities by govt or private scetors or jobs or even getting enrolled in schools. also the number is monitored by world health organisation as well. besides isn't it the same for china or other countries? even they may be hiding the real numbers

[@preethanadig6252]

@@div2954 according to world reports India will reach ita peak somewhere btwn 2025-2035 n then there will be a steep decline in population growth..looking at the way prices are getting increased I highly doubt if milennials n gen z will even get married in India😅

[@lotuswolf1518]

@@preethanadig6252 ikr, millennials have been getting married late anyway that's why they're having just one or two kids bacause of biological clock , uneducated people have more than one kid , unless some people are millionaires and can afford , so many people in slums also have one or two kids , India is the worst country ever

[@aloowalia2849]

@@lotuswolf1518 yeah my maid has 12 kids and none of them get enough food forget about living comfortably

[@99997435]

These people know so much about everything happening in their and other countries. Its really hard to find intellectual people during such street interviews

[@o-parts]

Almost every issue is the same that Japan is facing with their aging population and young adults not considering to have children. Very interesting indeed.

[@harshmnr]

Yeah especially because Japan doesn't have any restrictions on number of births. ~:~

[@dasjin1]

Ya I heared singapore and japan have already taken some steps that could help them in future the difference is China is focusing on present while Japan and Singapore are securing their future.

[@zuza_0613]

@@harshmnr it’s not just abt the law but also mentality. Chinese ppl just don’t want to have kids or want to only have 1 kid

[@harshmnr]

@@zuza_0613 Yeah, and I've heard the situation of that mentality is similar in Japan as well. The government is trying to get people to have more kids because of the aging crisis but a lot don't want to. ~:~

[@mult-tea6107]

I think it’s an interesting issue plaguing a lot of asian countries especially the Eastern countries. They put so much emphasis on work and education that people barely have time to socialize. Plus the cost of living is increasing and competition within the workforce, a lot of people are opting to leave their native countries and settle elsewhere or they’re choosing not to have children because they simply don’t have the time nor money to afford one.

[@maijkjh9763]

Here in the Philippines even if they poor and are living in the slums, they keep having kids (5 or more) without thinking about it. which results in many of them forced to work or beg for food and money at a young age and most of them are forced to stop going to school to work and help their.

[@fenilpatel5347]

Same in rural india too

[@MakeMeASammichNOW]

Maybe it's unintentional, but it sounds like you blame them for having more people. Thing is, people who were born poor have zero or very difficult access to sex education and/or contraceptives.

[@flutterwind7686]

Blame the govt, not the poor person who's probably struggling

[@maijkjh9763]

@@MakeMeASammichNOW Yeah they don't have knowledge about those kind of stuff, but if they grew up poor they should of had seen those other families who struggled and as an human with an ability to think they should have know better than to bring that suffering to another generation (both sides definitely have faults in this, even if the gov do alot of things to prevent this at the end of the day those people could choose to ignore it and just keep having children)

[@meiyingwu5264]

It’s not “internal competition”- he said involution. Edit: it’s a “rat race” if “involution” is unfamiliar to most audiences. Just not “internal competition”- so much is lost in that translation that it’s inaccurate😥

[@autumntolbert8112]

Thank you for the correct translation

[@TM.BECK14]

Thank you! Can you help explain the difference? We don't really use the word "involution" in English, which is perhaps why they used different words.

[@zzzz-iq9qd]

@@TM.BECK14 From my point of view, involution means malignant competition. Some people are willing to work overtime to compete with others,the rest of employees have to work overtime.Then almost all of the employees have to work overtime...Another example is, a highly educated person with a PHD degree ,he tried to find a job as a teacher in primary school,later on ,the people with Master degree may not be qualified to do this.. I think "involution" seems to make" overqualified" more common in job hunting.But that's just my thought, I don't know if i understand it precisely.

[@callmeashy]

This is such a new word you can't even google it to get the meaning yet lmao no wonder they didn't use it.

[@cs7740]

@@callmeashy This word is getting really popular in China especially among young people.

[@monkeke9595]

It’s crazy that the government has a say in how many children they can have

[@calvinwu8542]

definitely agree with this point

[@emotional_st0rm]

authoritarianism at its finest

[@爹你听我呱]

All I can say to that is go to hell

[@heavensbutterfly]

I live in France where education is free but I still don't see how I would have given a second child a quality life. Yet we (my husband and I) are far from poor. Though education is free, competition is high as most people have a master's degree, so we have to pay for tutors to make our child excel and also support her for a long time to do more than a master's, preferably 7 to 10 years of education to secure a successful career.

[@underhorse5367]

Education in China is free too, Bruh

[@empy6909]

Being parents, u already obtained my respect. Only they experienced the struggle from the beginning to now and from both perspectives, urs and ur parents. I wish u all best to raise ur kid well! Struggles are there to be mastered.

[@heavensbutterfly]

@@empy6909 thank you, you are very kind. Fortunately it is a struggle I enjoy tremendously and I am grateful each day to live in one of the best places to raise a kid. I know most people are not as lucky as we are and I feel for them.

[@wip1664]

What career do you have in mind for her? To require more than a Masters it should be quite exceptional. Human IQs are higher in these times than they were in the last century. So it is a more common task to earn a college or masters degree, hence the severe competition. I hope your child enjoys schooling and the academia. It looks like she has a long way to go.

[@worldtraveler2417]

@@heavensbutterfly: Some European countries are educating their citizens for free or giving their citizens quality education at a reduced cost. Such reduction in financial cost benefits the greater good of their citizens to have quality education unlike the United States where the cost for four years college education is half the cost of buying a house in Europe. Many students are in debt for so many years just to repay their student loans borrowed from the government thus making life very difficult after graduating from college in the U.S. Well done for making smart decisions for your family.

[@learnenglishwithjoice5713]

Wow! It's quite impressive to see how educated and informative these people are!

[@anettecortez]

Education is very important to the Chinese so expect them to be opinionated despite issues of censorship in the country.

[@catnip202xch.]

@@anettecortez yes.

[@yts2103]

There's honestly so much misconception around the education and opinions of Chinese people that are publicized by western media. People in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhenshen, which these Big Boss interviews often occur, are educated and informative.

[@safalparajuli]

China is a developed country yk

[@jr3753]

@@safalparajuli developing country

[@fionax9741]

It’s easy to force abortion but it’s hard to force people to give birth.

[@adrianc.6891]

CCP : Challenge accepted!

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

I think Romania achieved this?

[@randomstuff8027]

Nah not that hard just give tax break to people with many kids and make it easy for them to get government jobs etc give them land. I am sure that it would increase birth rate

[@randomstuff8027]

@@ReginaGrace2011 women not working mean nothing been Qatar is sexist there Fertility rate is below replacement. Even many men don't want many kids my neighbour is house wife she is not even educated still only have one daughter

[@whisperviz1346]

you clearly underestimate CCP nothing impossible for them haha

[@moida_official]

I 100% agree with the comment down below; Having children was not for the children, it’s for themselves. This tells you everything already.

[@obsidianstatue]

Just to clarify, the biggest barrier to child raising is housing and housing only. Education cost is just the result of parents needing to buy a property in a good school district. With that in mind, China needs to improve the equal distribution of education resources, so that good schools are spread to as many districts and cities as it can. This would lessen the burden to need to buy a property in a good school district. With this problem solved, then you'll see a rapid rise in child birth rates. Other contributing factors in raising the child birth rate includes giving tax relieves on parents with each child that is born, as well as generous paid maternal leaves. The introduction of allowing couples to have 3 children is just the beginning, all these policy changes must also be implemented.

[@forcexjr1566]

The situation is much more complicated than that. You also need to take into account childcare and other supplementary education costs. I’ve seen many examples of parents buckling under the weight of raising just 1 child. Having any more than that would cripple them.

[@XZhang-cf1oe]

True. Housing, education and parental welfare, these are the most concerning topics around child raising.

[@samanthalee9839]

Same in korea..so expensive housing and education so alot of koreans dont want to marry or dont want to have a baby they wNt to have digs instead.. and korean government support is not enough and they dont support much to multicultural family

[@jonnoo]

This is an unimaginative and myopic abstraction, there are more factors than housing and education, which are merely symptoms of the interplay of various historical, sociological, and cultural trends/conditioning, which shape a given people

[@DieNibelungenliad]

What is the solution to the rising price of a house? Price control is probably a bad idea. I don't think China has too many laws restricting the building of houses besides the obvious safety laws which must always be there. The only solution is public housing, but public housing in any country is either leased or provided for free by a Gov, not personally owned by the dweller therein.

[@jiji7250]

Ppl are having lesser kids cause it's getting more and more expensive to raise kids day by day

[@immaliveforever1474]

At 6:36 the guy says they work 9am-9pm 6 days a week…that’s insane, I can’t believe that’s the norm

[@孔凡-s4o]

It's very common in China..

[@destroyer-tz2mk]

@@孔凡-s4o Yeah it's called 996

[@SomethingNewAMBW]

and that's not even talking about the "make-up days". omg i couldn't STAND them, when i worked there haha

[@纸上影]

Internet language! Don't take it seriously!

[@weightedtraininggear]

@@SomethingNewAMBW It sounds like torture! Christ. Good on you for surviving it

[@baqikenny]

not gonna lie, with the stress comes from the toxic work culture and social/family face culture these days, even letting people free to give birth to five children isn't really gonna curve that decreasing fertility rate that much, young people just don't wanna have that little buddy ruining their freedom of financial choices and freer sex life, I ain't gonna be euphemistic on this

[@xcept7355]

Freer sex life ? That is the damn trouble in the first place . Stop playing around I really don't get how one of you guys will be okay with thier sisters or daughters just playing around with random people . You just have no sense of shame or honor .you are really messed up to the core and all you do is accusing anyone who tell this to be religious extremist who own his daughters like a property or honor killing or arranged marriage despite them being equally bad . Rely despicable

[@annakalakatroni4708]

I understand the local concerns about socio-economics, but globally a decreasing population would be very much desireable in order to take off pressure from the ecosystem we live in.

[@coffeecake114]

Thank you. No one Is talking about this

[@xcept7355]

Every country should do what is best for it and we will be fine

[@MrBubblygoodness]

Honestly this is so sad for my parents’ generation. I’ve always wondered why both my parents had multiple siblings while I had no one. My mom was also forced to go to the hospital to abort my unborn siblings several times. I remember going to the hospital with her without knowing anything. Though she’d always cry when she got home. If only the Chinese government didn’t enact the 1 child policy in the first place.

[@Jane-ch9yb]

You do not know what was the context such policy came at the first place, like why it was initiated, what was the social economic context of China. It is naive and mostly misleading to judge a situation 50 years ago based on what the society stands now about. And please do not only research based on information from western media or western researchers. Come to China to do your research.

[@DeadNoob451]

@@Jane-ch9yb Im sure the CCP is going to be honest about its mistakes.

[@ia8968]

Why is she not using protections to avoid pregnancy? So that there is no need of abortion. (Since pregnancy after one child=abortion)

[@Becky0494]

@@ia8968 you can use a condom AND birth control at the same time and still get pregnant. No forms of birth control are 100% effective even if multiples are used while sexually active. One of my friends was a honeymoon baby even though his parents “layered” protection. The only way to 100% ensure that you won’t get pregnant/get someone pregnant is to have the reproductive organs removed, honestly. And that’s super expensive and painful (especially for women). Your comment is missing the point. OP’s mother was forced to kill her own children by the Chinese government’s horrendous policy. No one should be forced to kill their own children. End of discussion.

[@rubyblu21]

I'm so sorry to hear. Wishing you and you mum love and healing. Xx

[@cernejr]

Excellent interview, good questions, thoughtful answers.

[@IRosamelia]

I've been saying it all along, let the rich folk carry that burden of having kids!

[@randomuseronline3216]

As a Chinese I feel that this came pretty late and it’s pretty useless however decline in birth rate is a worldwide problem we are all going to suffer if birth rates continue to decline with aging populations over the world the pressure would be on the all of the youths

[@deactivatedcrmUw]

exactly

[@kenich2611]

Yeah but most developing or underdeveloped nations have pretty High birth rates, if there's a balance then we can consistently sustain good population growth.

[@Andy-P]

@@kenich2611 Yes immigration can help. Given the prference I reckon most immigrants would choose western countries over China.

[@chumajamesnxele106]

That's not a problem in Africa and India.

[@arpanmukhoty1650]

@@chumajamesnxele106 India birth rate is going down really fast. In a decade or so we will face the same fate as China because of the same problems like high real estate price and education price. Also they want a good life for themselves and don't want to waste their dreams of house, cars on unproductive babies(economically speaking).

[@samruss4186]

8:00 ngl i dont think she wanted that many children in the first place but felt uncomfortable by what her partner wanted (multiple) i may be assuming but her body language kinda gives off that vibe

[@caocao4266]

Yes. She is irritated, she is gonna whack her man after they go home. Believe me. Chinese women are the real decision makers in all Chinese families. I have three kids because my wife wants three.

[@flamingaish]

@@caocao4266 lmao

[@catnip202xch.]

@@flamingaish he’s not wrong. In a Chinese family, the women wears the pants in most cases when it comes to smaller financial decisions.

[@Amaling]

Judging by this interview, not much will change. Honestly even ignoring the impacts of the 1 child policy, as China shifts more and more towards a first world country as a whole, this birth rate goes down regardless of which country you’re from Personally I’d rather everyone just had less kids in general to bring the world population down so I’m certainly not complaining

[@kky-jd3xj]

The problem is that China has a huge rural/urban and poor/wealthy divide. So the wealthy eastern cities are catching up to the West, but 500+ million people are still living in poverty in the countryside. China will reach an unsustainable birthrate before it develops and modernizes fully, which will put a strain on healthcare, welfare, and housing. More old people and not enough young people and money to take care of them.

[@theancientone2269]

I kinda agree with you about having less people but it's not that easy cus having aging population will damge the economy really hard some experts say it can even make it collapse

[@AnzuBrief]

Definitely. World population should go down for the well being of the planet and our own. Problem is, it's poor, religious countries who look down in birth control which cause the problem. Women there have 5-9 kids as average and the saddest thing is that they dont have the means to take care of them properly.

[@dean8147]

So would you, for the sake of your point, give up having children? Curious. Be honest with yourself answering this if you do.

[@Amaling]

@@dean8147 for sure dude, I'd only adopt, whether it's with a guy or with a woman

[@sanduhada]

OMG! These people think! Whenever I see street interviews in the USA or in Spain, it makes me wonder what people do with the taxes we spend on education - even when they express themselves they sound so simple and unprepared! But these people - the ones in this video - are reading reports, not pieces of news! I'm impressed!