7 Crazy Facts About China - Page 6 of 9

You are only allowed two children in China

Up until the end of 2015, you were only permitted to have one child.

This law was brought in by the communist party in the 1970s to slow the population’s sudden increase.

Contraception methods were introduced, and it was illegal to have more than one child.

If you wanted to have a child, you had to seek permission from the government and wait until they gave you a license.

On January 1, 2016, a new law was passed allowing couples to have two children.