Qian Xinzhong

Chinese politician Date Of Birth : 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 2009-12-31T00:00:00Z

Qian Xinzhong (Chinese: 钱信忠; 1911 – December 31, 2009) was the Minister of Health (1965–1973, 1979–1982) and chairman of the National Family Planning Commission (NFPC, May 1982 – December 1983) of the People’s Republic of China. As chairman of the NFPC, he made and enforced the policy of “IUD after first birth, sterilization after second birth”. According to official statistics, a record number of birth control surgeries were performed in China in 1983, including 17.8 million IUD placements, 16.4 million tubal ligations, 4.3 million vasectomies, and 14.4 million induced abortions.

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