The World in 7 Days

Credit: China Producer / Researcher

In China, it was until recently the rule that you should have only one child per family. This episode of the world in 7 days contains a portrait of such a family. How does family solidarity stand in large and smaller families elsewhere in the world? How does that form a child and how far does it impact the family ties when the family composition has been either influenced, forced, or made out of free will?