So, are you pregnant yet? China’s stepped-up push for more babies

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To some, it is outright invasive. On social media, women have complained about being approached by neighbourhood officials, including some who they said called to ask the date of their last menstrual cycle.

The country’s total fertility rate, a measure of the number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime, is among the world’s lowest. The rate is estimated at around 1.0, compared with 1.62 in the US last year.

Qns:

1. The government should never interfere with people’s private lives.’ To what extent is this true of your society? (CJC Prelim 2024)

2. To what extent should the state interfere with the private lives of its citizens? (RI Prelim 2024)