In this Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, file photo, a Chinese woman plays with her grandchild at the Ritan Park in Beijing. China鈥檚 ruling Communist Party announced Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, that it will abolish the country鈥檚 decades-old one-child policy and allow all couples to have two children, removing remaining restrictions that limited many urban couples to only one, the official Xinhua 黑料社 Agency said. AP File Photo
BEIJING, China鈥擟hina鈥檚 family planning policy will not change in the foreseeable future, and there are no plans for a complete relaxation currently, a top health official said Tuesday.
Li Bin, head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, made the remarks when addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the country鈥檚 annual legislative session.
As of 2015, the Chinese population numbered 1.375 billion, compared to 320 million in the United States, the world鈥檚 largest economy.
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Li said China鈥檚 per capita economic output was 鈥渃onsiderably low鈥� as was the average living standard.
鈥淥ur resources pale in comparison with our vast population. Until this changes, we will continue with the current family planning policy,鈥� she said.
鈥淭here is no timetable for the full relaxation of the policy [although] it will continue to be improved and adjusted,鈥� she added.
China this year allowed all married couples to have two children. This follows an earlier easing of the policy in 2013 that allowed couples to have a second child if either parent was an only child.
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The latest change ended the 鈥渙ne child鈥� policy since it was implemented in the late 1970s.
The two-child policy will see 3 million more children born in China every year.