(BBC) Province wants relaxation of China's one-child policy

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Kendall Harmon

China’s richest and most populous province has asked the central government to relax the law that restricts most families to one child.

Guangdong, in south-east China, wants to lead a pilot project that will allow some families to have a second child, according to state media.

The one-child policy has been in effect for 30 years and is facing growing criticism.