1. Will China Abandon its One-Child Policy?

http://www.salon.com/2012/07/12/china_to_abandon_one_child_salpart/

Benjamin Carlson writes an article on June 12th about one of China's "most famous - and controversial - laws" and the reasons why certain people want to abolish the one-child policy. Carlson introduces by stating the motives the government had to impose the rule and then presents how scholars and businessmen tried to argue against its existence, providing the reader with some background about this conflict. The author clearly lists the reasons for the dissent regarding the one-child policy by presenting each argument in different paragraphs beginning with words like "First", "Second", and "Finally." The government passed out the law in order to improve the economy, however many think that it has and will bring harmful effects to China by decreasing the work force, increasing the gender gap, increasing the median age and consequently putting a "strain on the country's pension system". Carlson informs the reader about the difficulties of abolishing the law, since many people depend on it to earn a living, and closes off with a quote from an editorial who agrees with it: "Because of limited global resources 'The world cannot afford for China to grow.'"

The purpose of the writer in this article is to inform the reader about the problems brought to China because of the one-child policy and to present the dilemma the Chinese government faces of whether to abolish or to keep the law. He provides the reader with the pros and cons to both decisions and writes unbiased; he does not try to persuade directly, but simply presents the difficulties China will face regarding the one-child policy.