title: Provisional Regulations on Minority Peoples' Birth Control, 1988.
abstract: In 1988, the government of Xinjiang, China, issued Provisional Regulations allowing urban ethnic-group couples to have two children and, in special cases, a third child.  Rural ethnic-group couples are allowed to have three children and, in special cases, a fourth child.  The one-child policy remains in effect for couples of Chinese majority nationality.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008913:Minority Groups; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011640:Public Policy
keywords: Antinatalist Policy; Asia; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Legislation; Minority Groups; One Child Policy; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Policy; Social Policy