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Population in China. 1,335,480,446. Population Density. Age Ranges. Population Problems. every social problem is magnified severe water shortages fewer children become adults Chinese word population is made up of two characters one for “people” and one for “open mouth” .
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Population Problems every social problem is magnified severe water shortages fewer children become adults Chinese word population is made up of two characters one for “people” and one for “open mouth”
“Every mouth comes with two hands attached.” Mao Zedong (1893 – 1976) population doubled birth control was a capitalist plot to weaken the country and make it vulnerable to attack; also banned the import of contraceptives urged Chinese to have lots of children to support his “human wave” defense policy when he feared attack from the United States and the Soviet Union