---- Ein chinesisches Ehepaar und ihr einziges Kind shop für rote Laternen auf einem Markt in Yiyang City, Central China Provinz Henan, 4. Februar 2012. Chin
--FILE--A Chinese couple and their only child shop for red lanterns at a market in Yiyang city, central Chinas Henan province, 4 February 2012. China formally approved on Saturday (28 December 2013) easing its decades-long one-child policy, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Under the new policy, couples will be allowed to have two children if one of the parents is an only child. Previously, a couple could generally only have a second child if both parents were only children. The plan was envisioned by the government about five years ago, with officials worried that the strict controls were undermining economic growth and contributing to a rapidly ageing population China had no hope of supporting financially. The resolution, formally approved by Chinas parliament on Saturday, will allow local legislatures to decide when to implement the policies, Xinhua said.
