Currently, China's two-child policy prohibits couples from having more than two children. In many provinces, couples are allowed a third child only in narrowly-crafted special circumstances that often require government approval, such as when a child has a severe disability or in second marriages. Couples who exceed their government-mandated birth quota can be subjected to steep fines significantly larger than their annual household income.
On June 29, the Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Statistics released a report titled "Development Report of Population Development in Shaanxi Province 2017" which calls for family planning policies to be abolished "when the time is right." The report also encourages that policies be introduced to increase the birth rate, including offering subsidies to women who have another child, policies to protect women's employment security, increasing the availability of maternal and child health services, and improving health systems and early childhood education infrastructure.
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