One-child policy provides economic benefits, social
disadvantages Have you ever asked yourself if the inhabitants of
one of the world’s most powerful countries at this moment have a
dream? Have you ever wondered what “The Chinese Dream” is? For
many people in the U.S., the American Dream is to become rich
and have a nice house. For others, especially immigrants, the
American Dream consists of working really hard to give their
children better lives than they could have in their own
countries, and giving their children the chance to receive an
education in the land of opportunity — the United States.
However, if you want to interpret the Chinese Dream, it at times
only comes to one end — becoming wealthy. In order to achieve
the Chinese Dream, the People’s Republic of China created the
one-child policy to stop the population from growing even more
quickly. The Chinese government officially restricts married
urban couples to having only one child, while allowing
exemptions for several cases, including rural coup