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Originally Posted by Mayor of Shekou
...if a couple are both single kids then they are allowed 2. Other than that, the law still stands.
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The mayor is right. It seems every Chinese couple I know consists of parents born in the early '80s, so they're all having 2 kids because they can. Whenever I first asked them how they can legally do that, the answer was always "It's allowed now."
Technically, the law is still on the books. But in reality, after factoring in everyone who is exempt (farmers, minorities, people who live in special regions, sibling-less parents, foreign-born kids, twins, handicapped first-borns) plus the growing number of Chinese who are so rich they can pay any fine or bribe to get their way, there are only about a dozen couples left who are actually affected by the rule.
And, coincidentally, they all like Chairman Mouse.