Chinese people now say population must be decreased, but they must be left to solve their own problems. There is no alternative to strong measures. Most Chinese understand that this is vital to China's survival. Yet in many rural areas, the traditions of placing supreme value on having many male progeny are deeply rooted. If strong measures are not adopted now, the population will not stay at the already-gargantuan 1.1 billion, but will go to 1.4 billion, 1.5 billion and onward.
China has the world's largest population.
Once its population exceeds the capacity of its land to feed the people, no other smaller country would be able to help. If China is in chaos, the security of the other countries would be adversely impacted. Reasonable Americans should understand China's policy. Yet the American government gives political asylum to illegal immigrants who say they oppose that policy. Frustrated by this, Chinese people don't know whether to laugh or cry.