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Issues for China's Future China plans to continue to try to keep their population down. By 2010 China is hoping to have a population within 1.5 billion. This will only happen if couples obey by the one-child policy. Another issue that has been recognized is food supply. Because of the rapid population growth, China will have to feed 260 million more people within only three decades.

Gender Numbers in China Because their is a discrepancy in gender numbers males in various villages are having trouble finding a wife. In the next two decades 40 million men won't be able to marry, and get settled to start a family. This is the result of a limited number of girls or women. This discrepancy is a very serious problem for most men in China. For more information click [|here.] Environmental Concerns China's high population also means more land is used. This means less homes for animals and plants because the land is being used to farm. This ties in with the food supply because land is used to grow food. Also with so many people in China more energy and electricity is used. Environmental problems are another one of the many issues for China that is caused by over-population.

Water Supply There is a small amount of water supply in China because of the large population. Sometimes the water that is available is unclean or not of appropriate quality. Water is not evenly distributed throughout the whole population. Most of the water distribution goes to the agriculture. When it is primary used for plants, there isn't necessarily a substantial amount of good-quality water for drinking purposes. Although agriculture receives the most water, they still struggle to keep crops living. Farmer's cannot feed the huge population with the amount of water they are supplied with.

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