Talk:The Reproductive Politics of China

I enjoyed reading your elaboration on the effect of the one-child policy implemented by Deng Xiao Ping. Especially how families begin to change their behaviour in terms of choosing the gender of their baby and avoiding female children. While I initially planned to discuss the reproductive politics of China, I had a different approach. I examined the growth of Chinese babies and how China is facing a masculinity crisis. Apparently, the government believe that boys are becoming more and more effeminate where they are physically and emotionally weak. Although gender stereotypes are much more blurred in Western culture, China still remains stereotypical.

For more information: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/china/china-tackles-masculinity-crisis-tries-stop-effeminate-boys-n703461

I found your topic quite interesting and relevant to the issues we face today with overpopulation. You have some grammatical errors which you may want to check. In particular, you repeatedly use the phrases “Alas” and “In thus” incorrectly so I would recommend simply removing all of these expressions.

I also want to mention that I think you are misunderstanding the importance of the "4:2:1" ratio. This refers to the burden placed on one child when they have 2 parents and 4 grandparents to care for without siblings, not on the burden placed on a couple with a child and 4 grandparents. I would also have liked if you included some more information about what the effects of the two-child policy have been. This policy has been in place for over two years so there must be some research on what actual effects it has had on female birth rates.