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Opinion
Opinion
Wendy Wang
To raise the birth rate, China should rely on its own tradition of a strong, stable family, rather than follow the permissive West
- A proposal to encourage more women to have children out of wedlock is not the solution for a society that values a strong family. Instead, China should improve its support system for families to have more babies, including by expanding parental leave and lowering the cost of living and raising a child
Updated: 5:38am, 3 Oct, 2019

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Wendy Wang, PhD, is director of research for the Institute for Family Studies in the US.