Before revision: Abolition In October 2015, the Chinese news agency Xinhua announced ndash and to deal with an aging population.News coverage: The new law took effect on 1 January 2016 after it was passed in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on 27 December 2015.
After revision: Abolition In October 2015, the Chinese news agency Xinhua announced ndash the government's plans to abolish the one-child policy, now allowing all families to have two children, citing a communiqué issued by the CCP "to improve the balanced development of population"an apparent reference to the country's female-to-male sex ratioand to deal with an aging population.News coverage: The new law took effect on 1 January 2016 after it was passed in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on 27 December 2015.