China says each couple can have three children, in change of policy

China announced on Monday that each couple would be permitted to have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing limit of two children after census data showed a dramatic decline in births.

The policy change was approved during a politburo meeting on Monday chaired by President Xi Jinping, the official news agency Xinhua reported, without saying when the change takes effect.

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