China to stick to one-child policy   

中国官方称将坚持计划生育 稳定低生育为首要任务

“必须长期坚持计划生育基本国策不动摇，把稳定低生育水平作为工作的首要任务。”中国国家人口和计划生育委员会主任王侠14日在北京说。

Beijing (CNS) -- China will stick to its current family planning policy and try to maintain a low birth rate, Wang Xia, director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, said on Monday.

To better implement the basic national policy of family planning, top priority should be given to maintaining a low birth rate, Wang said at a work conference in Beijing.

Wang's opinion was echoed at the conference by other experts, who agreed that the current birth rate is still not stable, and dropping the policy would lead to a fertility rebound in most parts of the country.

Efforts should also be made to enhance grassroots working mechanisms in cities, so that more rural migrants will be covered by the family planning system, Wang added.