In 1979, China decided to establish a one-child policy which stipulates that couples are only allowed to have one child, unless you respect certain exceptions[1].In order to understand the social impacts that the one-child policy has created in China, it is important to evaluate the history of this law. China's decision to implement a child policy has caused possible corruption, violated women's rights, led to high rates of female feticide, created a gender ratio problem in China and has led to specific problems associated with both older people and the younger generation. . Finally, an assessment of why China's one-child policy is important to the United States allows for a comprehensive assessment of this policy. General Information on the One-Child Policy After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, several factors such as improved sanitation and medicine led to a rapid increase in population. Initially, the population growth was seen as an economic boom [2] because before that, the county had faced a century of wars and epidemics. However, as early as 1962, China began promoting the use of birth control. Later, in 1979, China faced uncontrollable population growth[3], and the government decided that to combat this extreme population, action was needed. Thus, the Chinese government has decided to implement a one-child policy. Once China's population began to grow at an exponential rate, the government feared that there would ultimately be social unrest and chaos. This social unrest and chaos would eventually cause an internal crisis in the country. At that time, Chinese leaders believed that population control was one of their top priorities because it was a prerequisite for the country's economy. Since China and the United States have interconnected economies, instability in China could lead to problems in the United States. Conclusion It is clear that China's one-child policy has affected Chinese society in multiple ways. This policy has led to corruption within the Chinese government, violation of women's rights, female feticide, an imbalance in gender proportion, as well as potential problems with China's older and younger populations. The Chinese government has decided to implement a one-child policy to counter the effects of rapid population growth. The question to ask is whether the benefits of population control really outweigh the problems this policy has created in Chinese society. It will be interesting to see if this policy continues to affect Chinese culture in the future and how the recently made changes will manifest..