While the CPC Central Committee targeted 16 areas for advanced reforms at its key meeting earlier this week, world media reports have focused on planned changes to the one-child policy and the decision to end China’s system of re-education through labor.
The New York Times reported that "the planned changes to population policy and punishment, two areas where reforms have been debated and delayed, gave the decision significance beyond the economy."
The BBC reported that "the policy has become increasingly unpopular and leaders fear the country’s ageing population will both reduce the labour pool and exacerbate elderly care issues." A report by Reuters was headlined: "China unveils boldest reforms in past decades."
Source: CCTV
