China's one-child policy was a huge success. They avoided a big population run-up in the gap the introduction of reasonably good medicine and a high enough standard of living that birth rates went down. India didn't do that.
Now that China is developed enough that birth rates have gone down as a result, they've backed off on the one-child policy. It did its job.
The country has a long history of famines. China's last famine was in 1985. Remember, China has limited arable land and many mouths.
Now that China is developed enough that birth rates have gone down as a result, they've backed off on the one-child policy. It did its job.
The country has a long history of famines. China's last famine was in 1985. Remember, China has limited arable land and many mouths.