China reforms: One-child policy to be relaxed

Victory: Chinese child PIC THALEFANG CHARLES
Victory: Chinese child PIC THALEFANG CHARLES

China is to relax its policy of restricting most couples to having only a single child, state media say.

In future, families will be allowed two children if one parent is an only child, says the Xinhua news agency.

The one-child policy already exempts rural dwellers and ethnic minorities.

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