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China's One-Child Policy Architect Peng Peiyun Dies at 95

12/25/2025

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Peng Peiyun, a senior Chinese Communist Party official, died in Beijing at age 95.
She helped enforce China’s strict one-child policy and later worked to soften and end these restrictions.
Xinhua News Agency praised her as a loyal Communist fighter and an outstanding leader in population policy.
Her tenure was marked by the suffering of women, especially in rural areas, who faced forced abortions and sterilizations.

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Peng Peiyun, a senior Chinese Communist Party official, died in Beijing at age 95.
She helped enforce China’s strict one-child policy and later worked to soften and end these restrictions.
Xinhua News Agency praised her as a loyal Communist fighter and an outstanding leader in population policy.
Her tenure was marked by the suffering of women, especially in rural areas, who faced forced abortions and sterilizations.