Draconian Law: China

China: CHENGDU, China -- The announcement that China was relaxing its one-child policy coincided with my arrival in Chengdu. That the draconian law, enacted in 1979 to slow population growth, was being reformed to allow two children was big news around the world, but it caused hardly a stir in Chengdu. Why was that? , according to Winnipeg Free Press. -- -- -- A 2008 survey showed 76 per cent of Chinese had adopted a one-child outlook. GERALD FLOOD / Photo Store (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.