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China’s baby boom depends on gender equality, not cash handouts

China’s national childcare subsidy is an encouraging acknowledgement of a simple truth: raising children is expensive. This year, the central government allocated 99.9 billion yuan (US$14.8 billion) to the programme, which provides families with 3,600 yuan annually for each child under three.

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