Synopsis
The town of Changzhou is one of most successful examples of China's'one child' population policy.Prog examines way in which policy is pres to the people and case histories where a woman does get pregnant for second time.
- Programme: Horizon
- Series: 20
- Episode: China's Child
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 1983
- Geography | Population and migration
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