Zhu Yuefeng, 75, stands on the balcony of her apartment at the Cherish Yearn care center facility in Shanghai as China relaxed its restrictions on how many children families can have. Photo: Reuters Zhu Yuefeng, 75, stands on the balcony of her apartment at the Cherish Yearn care center facility in Shanghai as China relaxed its restrictions on how many children families can have. Photo: Reuters
Zhu Yuefeng, 75, stands on the balcony of her apartment at the Cherish Yearn care center facility in Shanghai as China relaxed its restrictions on how many children families can have. Photo: Reuters
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Zhu Yuefeng, 75, stands on the balcony of her apartment at the Cherish Yearn care center facility in Shanghai as China relaxed its restrictions on how many children families can have. Photo: Reuters Zhu Yuefeng, 75, stands on the balcony of her apartment at the Cherish Yearn care center facility in Shanghai as China relaxed its restrictions on how many children families can have. Photo: Reuters
Zhu Yuefeng, 75, stands on the balcony of her apartment at the Cherish Yearn care center facility in Shanghai as China relaxed its restrictions on how many children families can have. Photo: Reuters
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