"Caring" Propaganda Instead

As the world’s most populous country with more than 1.3 billion people, China introduced the “one-child” policy in 1979 which is when signs like these, particularly in rural areas started to show up.

Ones that still stand and read things like

“Kill all your family members if you don’t follow the rule” and

“If you don’t have your tubes tied, your house will be demolished.”

The article mentions a sign that reads “Once you are captured, your tubes will be tied. Should you escape, we’ll hunt you down. If you attempt suicide, we’ll offer you either the rope or a bottle of poison.”

This is real stuff.

China’s National Population and Family Planning Commission wants to prevent “zealous local authorities from offending the public or worsening social tensions with ‘nasty’ slogans.”

Instead, they want them to continue to uphold the one-child policy but use “caring” verbiage that will not offend and also helps battle the gender imbalance that China’s one-child policy has become known for.