Liu Shaojie, the vice director of the Population Commission in Henen, stated, “the population controls have kept sulfur dioxide emissions down by 17.6% and [reduced] water pollution by 30.8%. Without [the one-child policy], he says, the average person in Henan would have a third less land and a quarter less forest” (Doc C). With the One Child Policy, less power was needed to support China’s population, lowering the amount of pollution emitted from power plants, leading to less sickness, healthier people, longer lifespans, and ultimately, higher standards of living. Also, in an article written by Jane Golley, she said, “With that rapid GDP growth has come better nutrition, rising levels of education, longer life expectancies... for the vast majority of Chinese people” (Doc
Liu Shaojie, the vice director of the Population Commission in Henen, stated, “the population controls have kept sulfur dioxide emissions down by 17.6% and [reduced] water pollution by 30.8%. Without [the one-child policy], he says, the average person in Henan would have a third less land and a quarter less forest” (Doc C). With the One Child Policy, less power was needed to support China’s population, lowering the amount of pollution emitted from power plants, leading to less sickness, healthier people, longer lifespans, and ultimately, higher standards of living. Also, in an article written by Jane Golley, she said, “With that rapid GDP growth has come better nutrition, rising levels of education, longer life expectancies... for the vast majority of Chinese people” (Doc