TOW #5 - China Drops One-Child Policy, but ‘Exhausted’ Tiger Moms Say One is Plenty

The one-child policy, introduced in 1979, began in China to reduce the country’s population. However, over time this harsh policy slowed down and allowed its citizens to have two children instead of only being allowed to have one child. The one-child policy was abandoned in the beginning of 2016 when China’s economy and population began to decrease. In order for China to improve their economic problems, they had to introduce the two-child policy to their citizens. Due to China’s culture and society, many Chinese citizens did not want another child. These citizens wanted to be in control of their own lives and worked hard for their one child to succeed in life. They believed having another child would make their life even more challenging. As many Chinese citizens moved to expensive cities, the birthrate of children continued to reduce. The author’s Simon Denyer, The Washington Post’s bureau chief in China, and Congcong Zhang, writer for The Washington Post, wrote this article “China drops one-child policy, but ‘exhausted’ tiger moms say one is plenty” to share to the world China’s new child policy. “The people born in Mao’s era are growing old, and there will be far fewer people of working age to bear the economic burden” (Denyer and Zhang). The Chinese government needs more people in their country to improve China’s economy and by removing the one-child policy, the Chinese citizens are allowed to have two children instead of only being able to have one child. Even after the one-child policy was recalled, the Chinese citizens failed to have more than one child. These citizens believe they should have the choice of having more than one child and do not want the government to be making these decisions. The authors included the rhetorical devices, diction and tone, to effectively prove the purpose of the article. The author’s serious tone and formal diction provide the audience with the new policy that occurred in China. I believe that the author’s achieved their purpose in writing this article because they successfully provide information to the world about the new policy that was created in China.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-drops-one-child-policy-but-exhausted-tiger-moms-say-one-is-plenty/2016/10/14/336f1890-8ae7-11e6-8a68-b4ce96c78e04_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_chinababies-0510am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory