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  The authorities in China have announced that couples will be allowed to have up to three children raising the limit from two. It follows census figures showing a steep decline in the birth rate. Five years ago the Chinese communist party had to abandon its own child policy for the nation implemented in 1976 which aimed to limit population growth. The announcement may have looked a little mundane but the news was momentous Chinese women can now have three children. For decades China's one-child policy was brutally enforced with millions of involuntary sterilizations and abortions. It was not only cruel, but it was also a disaster. China doesn't have enough young people to sustain its economy. Hope this new decision could help to overcome this big trouble.

China’s Huawei announced to launch their own operating system for smartphones in early June 2021. It is a company’s biggest move to deal with US sanctions from 2019 which banned Huawei from access US phone technology. That included Google mobile services and Android applications. This seems to be launched Harmony OS will be the first move into business areas that can’t be affected by sanction. However, it’s not clear that the launch will include a new smartphone. Huawei was the world’s largest smartphone maker. But now ranks 6th globally. In Huawei’s internal memo, they encouraged a more open-source approach to development and said it will look to overseas software experts as part of the pivot.