Chinese government think tank recommends leaders reform country's family planning policies

The China Development Research Foundation, a Chinese government think tank close to the country's central leadership, "is urging the country's leaders to start phasing out its [so-called] one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015," the Associated Press reports. "The official Xinhua News Agency said the foundation recommends a two-child policy in some provinces from this year and a nationwide two-child policy by 2015," according to the AP, which adds, "It proposes all birth limits be dropped by 2020, Xinhua reported." The AP continues, "[I]t remains unclear whether Chinese leaders are ready to take up the recommendations. China's National Population and Family Planning Commission had no immediate comment on the report Wednesday." The news agency examines the complexity of the policy and its effects on Chinese demographics (Olesen/Ji, 10/31).