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Events on Thursday 29 October 2015 1
2015China Announces End of One-Child PolicyFamilies permitted to have two childrenThe Chinese Communist Party announced it would end its decades-old one-child policy, allowing all couples to have two children. The policy, in place since 1980, was blamed for an aging population and shrinking workforce. The change took effect at the start of 2016.