China scraps birth penalties as baby crisis looms – Asia Times

China has quietly scrapped most, if not all, its draconian birth control penalties as authorities reverse policy recourse to tackle a looming demographic crisis.

The State Council and Communist Party s Central Committee laid out the changes in an updated document on the implementation of its revamped population policy paper at the end of July. 

The changes follow the earlier easing of family planning restrictions to enable and encourage couples to have up to three children.

via asiatimes.com

The PPC seems to be making a similar mistake by cracking down on their private tech sector. Oh well. It’s hard to plan, especially w/r/t the future.