China launches projects to build 'new-era' marriage, childbearing culture

China implemented a rigid one-child policy from 1980 until 2015. The limit has since been raised to three children. - Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters): China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.

China's Family Planning Association, a national body that implements the government's population and fertility measures, will launch the projects to encourage women to marry and have children, state backed Global Times reported on Monday (May 15).