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[–] DomesticGeekWife [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Do you think that China's mass migration to urban areas and high cost of living will continue to restrict the number of children people have/keep, despite the change in this policy?

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[–] rexgao 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That is almost guaranteed. First, I read some journals from Chinese media. It says right now, in Shanghai ( one of the largest cities in China ), each family has 0.7 child averagely. In general urban area, each family has 1.4 kid averagely. This situation means at least Chinese urban population will shrink exponentially in the next generation. Second, my peers hit the late 20 and early 30. In the people I know, who are all living in urban area, only 2 or 3 families plan to have second child. Majority married couples only plan to have one baby due to living cost. Some plan to be childless; there are also some individuals plan to be single, which means 'no baby' in China.
Third, according to other countries' experience, such as: German, Russia, and Japan. They are all encouraging birth but being through hard time.

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[–] DomesticGeekWife [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

With the change in policy, and in light of what you just said, what do you think your friends would do if they had an unintentional second pregnancy? In which case it would be legal, but mean possible financial hardship.