"The policy led to sex-selective abortions or infanticide targeting girls, because of a centuries-old social preference for boys."
— One-child policy

January 1, 1970

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Andrew Mullen, "Explainer | China’s one-child policy: what was it and what impact did it have?" in South China Morning Post (1 January 2021)