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To Chinese, end of 1-child policy welcome, not game-changer BY viashima1.blogspot.com

BEIJING (AP) — Everyone should have the chance to have more than one child, say Chinese parents who welcome the government's loosening of its population policy. But just because all couples can now have two children, that doesn't mean all want to take advantage.

Many already had that option because the one-child policy had been significantly relaxed in previous years. Some see a second child as too expensive, especially given the current level of government support for child care and medical care. Others say it's already too late, and reflect on the siblings they might have had if the policy had not been in place for the past three decades.

Parents in Beijing and Shanghai spoke to The Associated Press on Friday about the historic change: