Witnessing a Changing Family Planning Policy |
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A well-known Chinese director, Zhang Yimou, and his wife, Chen Ting, apologized in 2014 for having three kids while not getting married for which they paid a penalty of 7.48 million yuan ($1.2 million). The Population and Family Planning Law enacted in 2002 defines the penalty for exceeding the stipulated birth limit as social compensation fees since more children would use more public services. | |
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A well-known Chinese director, Zhang Yimou, and his wife, Chen Ting, apologized in 2014 for having three kids while not getting married for which they paid a penalty of 7.48 million yuan ($1.2 million). The Population and Family Planning Law enacted in 2002 defines the penalty for exceeding the stipulated birth limit as social compensation fees since more children would use more public services. |
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