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Official: One child policy stays firm, for now

By Zuo Likun (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-02-05 13:53

China's one child policy will remain unaltered during the 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), said a Chinese official, refuting rumors of a relaxation in the family planning measure, NFDaily.cn reported Friday.

The policy has been dogged with controversy recently in the country where the sizzling economy is increasingly laden by an aging population and foreseeable shortage of labor forces.

The latest statement announcing no let-up in the rule was made at a meeting in Guangzhou by Zhao Baige, deputy director of National Population and Family Planning Commission of China, following media reports claiming policymakers were considering more flexible measure that may allow eligible couples to have a second child.