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This is NEWS Plus Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.

All couples in China might be allowed to have a second child in the next few years with the relaxation of the family planning policy.

Currently, most couples in urban areas may have a second child if at least one of the two has no siblings, and couples in rural areas can have a second child if the first one is a girl.
Most scholars in China agree with further relaxation the family planning policy so that all couples can have two children. The focus of disputes on the issue is when and in what forms the policy will be carried out.

A professor of population studies at Nankai University in Tianjin said all couples will be allowed to have two children after two or three years, following the current transitional period.

The professor said family planning policies are a concern for the entire population, and changes should be implemented cautiously.

China&`&s top legislature the National People&`&s Congress adopted a proposal in 2013 to allow couples to have a second child if one of the two has no sibling. More than 1 million couples had registered to have a second child by the end of last year.

This is NEWS Plus Special English.