<p>With its economy slowing and a rapidly aging population, China has now abandoned its one-child policy. After 36 years of strict enforcement, the measure was labelled counter-productive in contemporary China. But the policy has left a cumbersome legacy in its wake: "ghost children" and "empty nests". Our correspondents in China explain.</p><br />A programme prepared by Patrick Lovett and Elom Marcel Toble<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
