China’s new population rule may fall short 

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China’s ruling Communist Party is now allowing couples to have three children, up from two. Monday’s announcement caused a huge reaction in China. But as The World’s Rebecca Kanthor reports from Shanghai, it’s not the reaction you’d expect.

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