Chinese authorities ask: Dear newlywed, when's the baby arriving?


A newlywed in China said she was rung up by her local government asking if she was pregnant. - AFP

HONG KONG (Reuters): An online post about a newlywed in China, who was rung up by her local government asking if she was pregnant, garnered tens of thousands of comments on Thursday (Oct 27) before being removed, with many netizens saying they had experienced similar calls.

The debate comes on the heels of President Xi Jinping declaring at the Communist Party's 20th Congress last week that China would establish a policy to boost birth rates and improve the country's population development strategy.

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