In China, no one talks publicly (ie. in media) of the consequences of abortion. The authorities have not approved it. While China has officially removed its one-child only policy, I believe from the cynical, strategic-thinker point-of-view, China is not facing the demographic bomb and population implosion that Russia is. China of course is still under firm Communist control and Xi Jinping has recently made many moves to push it back somewhat towards “traditional” leftism and state power of Mao. Ironically, that also means tightened sexual morality and less portrayal of “corrupt western sexual values” in their media.
The average Chinese still believes their country is “too crowded” and in the absolute power of state planning of society and control of individuals. Abortion is widely available. It also is not a Christian society
There are many contradictions about abortion, family and sexual morality in China and I can’t say I have an overriding theory which explains them all.
Communist control and Xi Jinping has recently made many moves to push it back somewhat towards “traditional” leftism and state power of Mao. Ironically, that also means tightened sexual morality and less portrayal of “corrupt western sexual values” in their media.
And herein lies the conundrum Russia finds itself when it touts "Orthodox" values while ALSO maintaining Soviet nostalgia and attitudes...It's because the value systems can often merge. They say there was no sex or drugs or crazy corrupt Western notions corrupting the Soviet Union...but as we see with the abortion statistics...the numbers speak differently...And it is in fact the Soviet value system continuing to corrode at the West.
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, spent extensive time in Soviet Russia...and was greatly inspired.
“” “” While China has officially removed its one-child only policy””” “
One child policy was a sham. They had one child with a birth certificate and some others undocumented. It was common already decades ago.