when did one child policy began in china
Hi Anne, The one child policy in China began in 1979 and was adopted because of the population growth which alarmed the government.However, the population growth had actually slowed down due to a reduction in apparent fertility between 1970 and 1979.Where the number of births per 1000 dropped from 34 down to 17.i Anne, The one child policy in China began in 1979 and was adopted because of the population growth which alarmed the government.