China
one of the largest countries in the world is one country that puts a national
one-child policy. This means that one
child is permitted per family. So once
you have one child you will be put on birth control and have to show the
government. No one should have to tell
you that you can only have one kid and that’s it. China has a one-child policy to help regulate
the progression of people living in the country. What is even worse is that some of the women
get pregnant and are forced to have an abortion. The women have no choice but to get rid of
the baby even if they want it. This is
the removal of the basic rights a woman should have at all times.
We’ve all heard of Apple Inc. who
made the iPod, iPhone, and other electronic devices. Well the company also has a manufacturing
plant in China, where most of the products they sell are made. This gives Apple a lot of influence, which
could help convince China to return rights back to the people. Chen Guangcheng who is the Chinese dissident
said “Apple Inc. should take a more outspoken role criticizing China for its
one-child policy”. Chen believes that if
Apple makes their presence known about the human rights issues then China will
have to respond to it. Chen says, “There’s
a huge social responsibility for these international corporations like
Apple.” “After being arrested do to
human rights movements in China, Chen went to the U.S. embassy to seek
help”. He received help and studied at
New York University. Apple’s CEO, Tim
Cook, was contacted by Chen along with other supporters of human rights to
convince him to take some action against China’s policies. Apple has also said “they will not do
business with suppliers who can’t meet its code of conduct”.
China’s one-child policy is an
example of a social problem. The reason
being that it can be solved but the government has to change its policy. This is so wrong and violates the people of
China’s human rights. It isn’t fair for
the women of China to be forced to take birth control. It’s also not fair that a family can’t have
more than one kid. Having a Communist
nation isn’t all that great when you think about it. Sure you might be equal to everyone else but
it also means that you don’t have a choice when it comes to the
government. If I was in a Communist
nation were the government controlled every action I made, I would feel like I
am property and not an individual.
Another issue that comes up with China is globalization. Do to competiveness jobs that would normally
be done in the USA are now being outsourced to China, which means that
Americans are losing their jobs. This article
opened my eyes to a Communist issue. In
a Communist nation the government controls everything including how many
children you have. This is a huge reason
why I don’t support Communism and the rise of Communism truly is a social issue.
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