The population policy of the People's Republic of China : two translations from Human rights forum and a discussion of their global context : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

The translations from Chinese articles published in the Human Rights ForumM' discuss issues of direct relevance to the policies of population control in the People's Republic of China. It is important to view the information available in Chinese, as it is the way information is conveyed to those directly involved either by citizenry or ancestry. The first article discusses the need for states to develop the quality of life of women in order to achieve lasting population stabilization, and the second discusses the abuses of (mainly handicapped and female) children who are in state care. Along with my translations is included an in-depth examination of the need for population policy in a global context as well as exploring further the merit of developing women's rights and explaining reasons for the neglect in China's orphanages. It is very important to contextualize population policy in developing countries, China in particular, which is the most populated country in the world.