tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post113381371400333281..comments2024-03-01T16:32:41.076+08:00Comments on Sun Bin: China population (i) - gender ratio problem and "one-child policy"Sun Binhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-65701278883514889032011-01-14T20:39:10.607+08:002011-01-14T20:39:10.607+08:00should be from this link.
http://content.nejm.org...should be from this link.<br /><br />http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/353/11/1171Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1716717311462937862010-12-05T03:54:27.658+08:002010-12-05T03:54:27.658+08:00Dear Sunbin,
Where did you get the graph in Figur...Dear Sunbin,<br /><br />Where did you get the graph in Figure 4 from? I would really like to use it in my essay for my anthropology unit, but would have to reference it properly. <br /><br />Thank you for your help!<br />DorienAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1156174438511690872006-08-22T01:33:00.000+10:002006-08-22T01:33:00.000+10:00hi patrick,in most of china (i.e. except the minor...hi patrick,<BR/><BR/>in most of china (i.e. except the minority areas), being mostly homogenous society, ethnic discrimination is inevitable.<BR/><BR/>however, there is no xenophobic policies/practice like that in Taiwan (which is largely motivated by DPP's fundamentalist nationalism). as far as i know (i am no expert in this so i may be wrong), it is hard to get chinese citizenship if you are 'economic' refugee, but it is pretty easy if you have gone through proper marriage in cities. (europeans, koreans, japanese have become chinese citizen in the past through marriage)<BR/>recently i read report that cross countries marriages were arranged in the rural area with burmese bribes, in which the bribes face deportation (they were smuggled in and hence the marriage was not registered with the gov't) and wait at home for the immigration approval, which could taken many months. But i think the press reports that the general public and the govt official are sympathetic and trying to help them speed up the process.Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1156150032393054712006-08-21T18:47:00.000+10:002006-08-21T18:47:00.000+10:00As countries in Asia become more developed and urb...As countries in Asia become more developed and urbanized, they have seen a drop in fertility rates. In Taiwan, the fertility rate has gone from 5.4 in 1950 to 1.12 in 2005. People living in cities like Taipei claim they don't the time and energy to be both competitive (and educated) in the job market and to raise children. The costs of raising a child are also also astronomical. I have seen estimates that one child from birth through university will cost NT$10,000,000 (US$300,000). Many women are offput by the traditional concept of a Taiwanese marriage and are opting out as well. <BR/><BR/>I wonder what kind of influence an easing of xenophobic immigration policies would have on these declining birthrates in Asia? In Taiwan, where the Chen government openingly discriminates against foreign spouses (and where it has made citizenship for these individuals a virtual impossibility), one in six babies are now born into a transnational family. <BR/><BR/>What immigration policies does China have in place? In Taiwan, foreign brides have helped to offset the growing number of females who do not want to marry. I would think that in China, they could also fill a vacuum. How is the Chinese government treating this idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1134065703385099752005-12-09T03:15:00.000+09:002005-12-09T03:15:00.000+09:00nathan,to add to the complexity, some Han are clas...nathan,<BR/><BR/>to add to the complexity, some Han are classified as minorities. i.e. the muslim Han. (and there is probably small degree of discriminance to them in the society, not sure if the classification is the cause of the result) <BR/>i do not know if the policy for them is 3 or 1 child.Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1133902333520626032005-12-07T05:52:00.000+09:002005-12-07T05:52:00.000+09:00nathan,yes, i think there is financial penalty in ...nathan,<BR/><BR/>yes, i think there is financial penalty in the cities. in the 80s or early 90s, there were forced abortion in Han villages.<BR/><BR/>for your story, it is for Han people for sure, right? since minorities are allowed to have 3+ kids?<BR/><BR/>---<BR/>yes, maybe one day CCP would have to legalize prostitution to solve this problem......hmmSun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1133821298403705752005-12-06T07:21:00.000+09:002005-12-06T07:21:00.000+09:00well...this is based on a few interviews I have re...well...this is based on a few interviews I have read (vs forced abortion and financial punishment in Han areas - but how can you punish a poor rural family?). <BR/>it was sort of over-enforced in some han villages, esp in the 80s and early 90s. <BR/><BR/>in other areas of Chinese law/policy....hmm, corruption and arbitrary interpretion, yes. I guess you can also bribe into having a 3rd child.Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1133820799242598212005-12-06T07:13:00.000+09:002005-12-06T07:13:00.000+09:00>>There is no enforcement so effectively the polic...>>There is no enforcement so effectively the policy does not apply...<BR/><BR/>It is hard to imagine almost any area of Chinese law/policy where this statement does not apply. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com