China on Monday increased the number of children married couples are legally permitted to have, to three from two, in an effort to stave off a looming crisis as the birthrate in the world’s most populous country steadily falls.The country of 1.4 billion people, which introduced a one-child policy in 1980 to slow population growth, has implemented some of the world’s most invasive family planning practices. But as the country’s work force has aged, the government has increased the legal size of families.Here’s a look at China’s population policy as covered over the decades by …
