China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after 2020 census data showed a steep decline in the birth rate.
The policy change was approved by President Xi Jinping at a May 31 meeting of top Chinese Communist Party officials, a remarkable move given that fines of 130,000 yuan ($20,440) were being imposed on people for having a third child as recently as late last year.
“Implementing the policy and its relevant supporting measures will help improve China’s p…