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The story of China‘s most radical experiment. #nonfiction2020 #othercountry A through look at the one child policy in China over a long timespan. it was really interesting to see the impact now and into the future, even after the policy ended. The author is an award winning journalist with more than a decade of reporting in Asia. I thought this was fascinating!

Listened to this interesting book....I had mainly heard about the gender imbalance in China but this book explored more than that topic. I found the sudden drop in population, aging population imbalance, the little emperor syndrome and the dark side of adoption to be quite interesting. Good, not great, audiobook!

This book was phenomenal, a piece of nonfiction that I couldn't put down. More than just a historical examination of China's One Child Policy, Fong examines implications for fertility treatment, adoption, marriage, disaster relief, and even the sex doll industry. Add to your list! Audiobook was great, too.

As a bookish child, I would come to see the one-child policy as one of the most fascinating and bizarre things about the land of my ancestors, equal parts Aldous Huxley and King Herod.

Reading a review of #OneChild in an Indian newspaper and now it goes into my #TBR list! 📖😊

This was a very interesting look at the effects of the one child system in China. It's very critical of the system, so be forewarned if you're looking for something that puts it in a neutral light you might want to look elsewhere. I thought the discussion of the pressures put on these single children, and the ways in which some circumvented the system were really fascinating.

Just started this one. Very interesting book about China's one child policy.