Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) recent introduction of a three-child policy to counter the country’s aging population, most families are unlikely to have two children, let alone a third child, due to the high cost of raising a child in China. The CCP’s Health Commission stated on May 31 that “after it introduced the two-child policy, a large portion of families still decided not to give birth despite wanting another baby.” The commission suggests that the top three reasons were “heavy financial burden,” “unattended child,” meaning parents were unable to spend the time to take care of young children, and “difficulty balancing family and work.” Among them, “heavy financial burden” was the primary reason concerning 75.1 percent of the families, and “unattended child” was the next biggest reason, concerning 51.3 percent of families. On June 22, the mother of a 12-year-old in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, released a summary of her expenses …