2-child policy could start in January, official suggests

Relaxed rule expected to be part of solution to country's problem of aging population

A senior official at the National Health and Family Planning Commission hinted that China's universal two-child policy could come into force as early as Jan 1, if all goes as expected.

After the country's top leadership announced the most recent easing of the policy in late October, many couples were left wondering when the new policy would come into effect.