# One Child Policy on The No Agenda Show

One Child Policy comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2010 to November 2022.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** June 2010 – November 2022
- **Related topics:** [China](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [One-child Policy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/one-child-policy.md), [Demographics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/demographics.md), [2030](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/2030.md), [Aging Population](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/aging-population.md), [Bbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bbc.md), [Birth Rate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/birth-rate.md), [Deutsche Welle](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/deutsche-welle.md), [Human Rights](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-rights.md), [Mcdonald's](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mcdonald-s.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Peter Zeihan, China Population Collapse

- **Episode:** [1499: Wack o' Wibs](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1499-wack-o-wibs.md)
- **Published:** 2022-11-20
- **Time:** 1:49:09–1:52:00
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1499-wack-o-wibs/chapter/peter-zeihan-china-population-collapse.md

Geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan argues that China is facing an irreversible demographic collapse due to the long-term effects of the one-child policy. Zeihan claims China overcounted its population by 100 million and predicts the total population will drop below 650 million by 2050. The hosts discuss how rapid industrialization crammed seven generations of development into one, leaving the country with a terminal lack of young workers.

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### China One-Child Policy, 2030 Demographic Crisis

- **Episode:** [583: A Pure Heart](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/583-a-pure-heart.md)
- **Published:** 2014-01-20
- **Time:** 2:49:06–2:51:25
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/583-a-pure-heart/chapter/china-one-child-policy-2030-demographic-crisis.md

China has begun relaxing its one-child policy, but birth rates remain below 1.5 children per woman due to high living costs and food safety concerns. Experts predict a major demographic disaster by 2030 as the aging population outpaces the workforce. This "Chinese disaster of 2030" is expected to significantly impact the country's sustainable economic development.

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### China One-Child Policy and Labor Camp Abolition

- **Episode:** [566: Bots & Girls!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/566-bots-girls.md)
- **Published:** 2013-11-17
- **Time:** 46:48–50:41
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/566-bots-girls/chapter/china-one-child-policy-and-labor-camp-abolition.md

China has announced plans to ease its one-child policy and abolish its system of "re-education through labor" camps. Deutsche Welle reports that these camps have historically been used to imprison critics and minor offenders without trial. The hosts compare these facilities to the rise of private prisons and the treatment of the homeless in the United States.

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### China's Reversal of the One-Child Policy

- **Episode:** [411: Seal Team 666](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/411-seal-team-666.md)
- **Published:** 2012-05-24
- **Time:** 1:00:46–1:03:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/411-seal-team-666/chapter/china-s-reversal-of-the-one-child-policy.md

An obscure BBC report reveals that China is actively encouraging citizens to have second children to combat a rapidly aging population and labor shortage. Fertility clinics in Shanghai are now focusing on conception rather than contraception. The hosts note that the "one-child" narrative is being quietly dismantled due to economic necessity.

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### Fat China, One-Child Policy and Spoiled Brats

- **Episode:** [208: Fat China](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/208-fat-china.md)
- **Published:** 2010-06-13
- **Time:** 1:48:00–1:51:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/208-fat-china/chapter/fat-china-one-child-policy-and-spoiled-brats.md

China is facing a growing obesity crisis among its youth, attributed to the rise of Western fast food and the "six-pocket syndrome." Author Paul French discusses his book "Fat China," which explores how the one-child policy has created a generation of "little emperors" who are lavished with food and attention. The hosts compare this to the development of "spoiled brats" in the West.

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