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The 1980 provincial population growth rate was 8.71/1000, the lowest since the founding of the PRC. In addition, the 1980 provincial birth rate was also the lowest. This reflects the fact that the province has scored great achievements in birth control work. A meeting was held today in the province to commend those collectives and individuals that have achieved advanced results in birth control work, including 10 Red Banner units, 190 advanced collectives, 73 workers, and 27 individuals. The 10 Red Banner units are Dazhong District in Shenyang Municipality; the state-run Liming machinery company; Zhangtiekou and Anjingzi Districts in Dalian Municipality; Jin County; Lishan District in Anshan Municipality; the Anshan iron and steel company; and Yingkou, Dawa, and Heishan Counties. Attending the meeting were Guo Feng, Chen Puru, Liu Wen, and Zhang Zhiyuan. Comrade Chen Puru spoke at the meeting. On behalf of the provincial CCP Committee and People's Government, Comrade Zhang Zhiyuan pointed out to the meeting that the 1981 provincial population growth rate should be set at or below 10/1000. This is an arduous goal because there are some 3 million youths in the province at the legal marriageable age set by the new marriage law. Therefore, we should not blindly hold an optimistic and complacent attitude toward this work. We should intensify propaganda and education work to enhance the ideological and political awareness of youths and continue to implement various policies concerning birth control. Those who deserve commendation should be commended and those who deserve punishment should be punished according to regulations. Comrade Zhang Zhiyuan continued: The practice of birth control is an important policy of the party and the People's Government, and is a duty of every citizen. All communists, CYL members, and cadres should play a leading role in this regard.
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PMID:[Guo Feng attends birth control meeting]. 1226 92

It has been a year since the CCP Central Committee issued an open letter to all CCP and CYL members on population control. In the past year, CCP and CYL members and the broad masses of people in our province have actively responded to the CCP Central Committee's call--1 child/couple. Over 1.7 million couples of childbearing age have applied for only-child certificates. Our province has scored great achievements in planned parenthood work. However, we must realize that new situations and new questions have arisen in planned parenthood work. 1st, the peak period of population growth in our province is from the late 1950s to the 1960s. Children born in this period are now entering the childbearing age. There soon will be a new peak population growth period. 2nd, because of the enactment of the new marriage law, the number of those married in the first 1/2 of this year doubled that of previous years. Responsibility systems in rural areas have pomoted development of productive forces. This is very good, but this has also stimulated population growth because people mistakenly think that more children mean more labor forces and more income. They begin to think of having more chidlren--especially sons. Some localities have lost control of population growth. The birth rate in rural areas has begun to climb quickly. If no measures are adopted immediately, our province's population will swell enormously. All the achievements scored in the 1970s will probably be spoiled, and we likely will again commit a historical error. As far as our province is concerned, planned parenthood is imperative. In 1949, our province's per capita farmland was 3 mu. At the end of 1980, it was only 1.49 mu. If no measures are adopted and the population keeps growing, the consequences will be serious.
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PMID:[Continuously do a good job in planned parenthood work and fulfill this year's population target]. 1226 95

The State Council has issued a call to all people in China advocating 1 child families. The objective is to limit China's population to 1.2 billion by the end of the 20th century. This is an important measure that concerns the speed and future of the 4 modernizations as well as the health and happiness of future generations. The CCP Central Committee calls on all CCP and CYL members, particularly cadres at all levels, to take the lead and respond with practical actions to the State Council's call, and actively, conscientiously, and patiently publicize the call among the broad masses. Since the founding of the People's Republic, the death rate of the population has been greatly reduced and life expectancy has been greatly lengthened. Yet, the population's birth rate has not been appropriately controlled. The population growth was fastest in the period from 1963-1970. If the population growth is not brought under control within the next 30-40 years, through 1 child families, China's population will reach 1.3 billion after 20 years and surpass 1.5 billion after 40 years based on the present rate of 2.2 children per couple. The most effective way to control the population growth is to implement the State Council's call for 1 child families. If the population increases too rapidly, it will be most difficult to raise the people's living standard. The goal of 1 child families can be realized if all the people work conscientiously. In addition to advocating 1 child families, the need for later marriages and childbearing also must be stressed. To control population growth, the party and government have decided to adopt a number of specific policies. These will include special consideration for only children and their families in nursery and school enrollment, medical care, employment, housing allocations if they live in cities, and allocations of land on which to build houses if they live in rural areas.
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PMID:[CCP Central Committee open letter on population control]. 1226 97

Henan scored excellent results in planned parenthood work last year. The natural population growth rate fell to 9.53/1000, a fall of 3.35/1000 from the 1979 level. The province victoriously fulfilled the population plan assigned by the state. Some 320,000 couples with 1 child have taken out single-child certificates. The provincial CCP Committee recently convened a planned parenthood meeting. Provincial CCP Committee 1st Secretary Liu Jie and Secretaries Dai Suli and Zhang Shude spoke at the meeting. Li Xiuzhen, deputy director of the State Council's planned parenthood leading group and director of its administrative office, also attended and spoke at the meeting. The speakers stressed: Party committees and government at all levels must strengthen leadership over planned parenthood, put this work in an important place on their agenda, resolve to promote this work, and succeed in grasping the 2 items of production together. We must further publicize and implement the Central Committee's open letter, vigorously advocate that each couple should have only 1 child, strictly control the birth of a 2nd child, and take resolute measures to prevent the birth of more than 2. We must put ideological education in the primary position. CCP and CYL members and cadres at all levels must take the lead in practicing planned parenthood.
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PMID:[Liu Jie attends Henan planned parenthood meeting]. 1231 28

China has made outstanding achievements in planned parenthood work since the beginning of the 1970s. In June 1979 the Second Plenary Session of the Fifth NPC proposed to "reward those married couples who bear only 1 child." In September 1980 the CCP Central Committee issued an open letter to all CCP and CYL members on controlling population growth. At this time, more than 10 million married couples at childbearing age throughout China have received preferential treatment certificates for bearing only 1 child, and more married couples at childbearing age have adopted birth control measures. According to preliminary statistics, the natural population growth rate dropped from 11.7/1000 to below 11/1000 in 1980. China's planned parenthood effort is a longterm strategic task. Despite the outstanding achievements, efforts must not be relaxed--not in the next few years or even the next 20-30 years. The experiences of some provinces, municipalities, prefectures and counties, and many communes and brigades have demonstrated that as long as a good job is done in conducting publicity and education programs and as long as the policies are correct and the measures effective, the birth rate can be controlled below a definite limit. Many people are willing to bear only 1 child. As there are almost 800 million peasants in China, it is essential that a good job be done in planned parenthood work in the countryside. The principle of depending primarily on prevention and on contraception must be emphasized. To rely mainly on prevention, efforts must be made to strengthen publicity and education work long before people are married and bear children. All newspapers and journals and various reading materials on the popularization of science bear the greatest responsibility for publicizing planned parenthood. To do a better job in promoting planned parenthood work, it is necessary to seriously implement specific policies in giving preferential treatment to married couples who bear only 1 child, strengthen maternity and child care work, take care of old men and women who have no relatives, properly organize the production and distribution of contraception, and enhance the technical standards of medical personnel regarding planned parenthood.
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PMID:[Renmin Ribao editorial urges planned parenthood]. 1231 30