Vice Minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission Wang Pei'an speaks to the media during a press conference in Beijing, November 10, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's two-child policy is showing "notable results" with the fertility rate expected to rise through to 2020, a senior health official said on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of China's annual meeting of parliament, Wang Peian, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission said there were "notable results" in 2016, with the largest annual number of newborn babies since 2000.
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