who implemented the one child policy in china
One-child policy Although a recent and often-repeated interpretation claims that Song Jian was the central architect of the one-child policy and that he "hijacked" the policymaking process,[22] central officials had already decided in 1979 to advocate for one-child restrictions before knowing of Song's work and, upon learning of his work in 1980, seemed sympathetic.[23] Moreover, even if his work convinced them to proceed with universal one-child restrictions in 1980, the policy was loosened to a "1.5"-child policy just five years later, and it is that policy which has been misnomered since as the "one-child policy." Thus, it is misleading to suggest that Song Jian was either the inventor or architect of the policy that China had in place from 1985-2015.