China's 1.3 Billionth Baby

China welcomes 1.3 billionth citizen: A baby boy, China's 1.3 billionth citizen, was born at 0:02 Thursday in a Beijing hospital. "Both mother and son are in good condition."

It's a Boy as China Marks 1.3 Billionth Person: China named the first baby born at a Beijing hospital Thursday as the 1.3 billionth person of the world's most populous nation, more than two decades after a one-child policy was introduced to keep its numbers in check. [NYT: Reg. Req.]

China to continue population control efforts: China will continue its population control policy in a long period to come though it has become a low birth rate country, the State Commission for Population and Family Planning said Wednesday.

Reining in World's Largest Population: Official recognition that "The Day of 1.3 Billion" has arrived gives a small cause for celebration. China reached this much vaulted figure four years later than predicted.

Population policy coming of age: . . . All this shows the expertise of policy-makers to strike a balance between population growth, human needs and China's long-term social development.