
[Sixth Tone] What it takes to start a family in COVID-era China
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How to Start a Family in China
According to chinese conventional wisdom, the ideal age to have children is between the ages of 25 and 29. The country's increasingly pro natal family planning policy did not play a role in my choice. It takes far more money and paid leave to convince someone to willingly undergo pregnancy. Even so, no amount of relative privilege exempts you from the experience of carrying a child for nine months.
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