BEIJING (Reuters) - China will crack down on penalties paid by families flouting strict family planning rules after a National Audit Office probe found $260 million (161 million pounds) in fines had been levied illegally, state media reported.
There has been growing public anger about the one-child policy, which was introduced in the late 1970s to prevent population growth spiralling out of control.
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