The population explosion occurred between 1950s and the 1970s. The cause of this explosion was mainly due to; there was no family planning of any sort. In those days, the main occupation of the Chinese people is farming. All the farming was done by men and animals. Therefore, the tradition that many sons were needed for farming had been existence for thousands of years. The old saying that ¡§many hands make light work¡¨ was very much alive in the 1950s. This explosion created a big problem for China. With the ever increasing population, China would soon run out of land to grow sufficient food. It is difficult to f

eed, house, educate and provide jobs for these additional people. If the basic necessities of the life couldn¡¦t be met, then, certainly there would be huge immigration and even wars, and then the disaster would surely strike.

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