Sự thật ĐAU LÒNG của CHÍNH SÁCH MỘT CON tại Trung Quốc — ONE CHILD NATION

In recent years, major publications in China have consistently reported on the Oscar nominations, but in 2020, a strange occurrence happened when a documentary film, 'One Child Nation', was entirely erased from domestic media coverage. It was a shocking piece that exposed the painful truths behind China's one-child policy from 1979 to 2015, which begged the question of why the Chinese government was so determined to remove it from public awareness.

The roots of the one-child policy lie in the late 1970s, when concerns about resource depletion due to rapid population growth led to its implementation by Deng Xiaoping in 1980. The government believed that limiting family size would promote economic development and alleviate poverty. While this policy helped transform China into the world's second-largest economy, it also left behind consequences that cannot be ignored, impacting personal lives significantly.

Nam Phuc, the filmmaker, epitomizes the personal struggle against this policy. Growing up in an environment filled with government propaganda advocating for the one-child approach, she grappled with the stigma of having a second sibling, something her family could have faced legal repercussions for. The film documents the collateral damage the policy has wrought on families, such as forced sterilizations and the societal preference for male children over female children, introducing a deep-seated inequality in gender perceptions.