Top 1 Zhang Yimou confesses to one-child policy breach

Acclaimed film director Zhang Yimou admitted in a statement on Dec. 1 through his studio's Weibo account that he violated China's one-child policy and said he is willing to cooperate with the investigation against him. In May, online reports surfaced that Zhang had at least seven children and could be liable for a 160 million yuan (US$26 million) fine.

While Zhang will likely be fined, the central government recently said that it would allow couples to have a second child if one of the parents is an only child; this was the government's most significant relaxation of its population control system in nearly three decades.

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