August 17 (Gengshen years), September 25, 1980, the CPC Central Committee called on a couple to have only one child. 25, September

1980 open letter issued from the central control China's population growth caused by all Communist Party members, Youth League, called on party members to take the lead only to give birth to a child. In order to fight in the end of this century the total number of China's population control within 1.2 billion, the central requirements of all Communist Party members, Youth League, especially cadres at all levels, with practical actions in response to the State Council's call on a couple one child to take the lead and actively responsible , patient and meticulous publicity and education to the masses. While only one child for one couple, but also due to the emphasis on delayed marriage and childbearing. , Provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions on the family planning work to strengthen the leadership of the agenda, to take two kinds of production (population and economic) way of grasping. (Lsjt.org)