§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What information they have on opposition within the People's Republic of China to the one child policy.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)The manner in which the Chinese Government's population policy is implemented, including the reported use of fines and other punitive measures, indicates that such opposition exists. It is not possible to say to what extent compliance by Chinese people with birth planning restrictions is due to an acceptance of the population policy, rather than a wish to avoid the consequences of non-compliance.