BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- China will reduce the number of crimes subject to death penalty "step by step," said a key policy document of the Communist Party of China (CPC) published Friday.
The decision on major issues concerning comprehensively deepening reforms was approved by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on Tuesday and its full text was published Friday.
Source: Xinhua, November 15, 2013
China to loosen one-child policy, end labor camps, reduce capital punishment
(Reuters) - China will ease its family planning policies and abolish a controversial labor camp system, according to a key document issued after a ruling Communist Party meeting, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
Couples will be allowed to have two children if one of the parents is an only child, as part of an adjustment of the birth policy to promote "long-term balanced development of the population in China", it said.
Previously, a couple could only generally have a second child if both parents were only children.
The reform package will also see China abolish the labor camp system, which it calls re-education through labor, and reduce the number of crimes subject to the death penalty "step by step", Xinhua added.
Source: Reuters, November 15, 2013
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