China introduced its one-child policy more than 30 years ago to curb its exploding population. When the policy went into effect, China's economy was on its knees. Now it's booming and many influential figures in China are saying it may be time to relax th

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A Chinese child looks on as his mother carries him at a train station in downtown Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. China nudges closer to eliminating its unpopular one-child policy as experts pound the government with more data showing that birth rates have fallen so low the country may soon be unable to support the elderly or sustain economic growth. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)