Aging Shanghai Seeks More Children

By ALEXA OLESEN
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BEIJING (July 23) - Family planning officials in Shanghai are making home visits and slipping leaflets under doorways to encourage certain residents to have a second child in a bid to lessen the burden of the city's growing senior population.
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2009-07-23 11:16:05

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Family planning officials campaign for certain residents to increase their number of legally allowed children to ease the financial burden on the city\'s growing senior population.