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===Exceptions===

===Exceptions===

There are some exceptions to the one-child policy, which the government added in recent years. These are known as the Four Exemptions:

In recent years, the Chinese government has created four exceptions to the policy. These are known as the Four Exemptions:

*The Minority Exemption (少数豁免), for couples with one or both being non-[[Han Chinese]].

*The Minority Exemption (少数豁免), for couples with one or both being non-[[Han Chinese]].

*The Rural Exemption (农村豁免), for families in villages who's children help with the farming.

*The Rural Exemption (农村豁免), for families in villages whose children help with the farming.

*The Elite Exemption (精华豁免), which is given to scholars, athletes, soldiers and others of great importance. This exemption is often given to powerful party officials and their children, this is used as an example of [[corruption]] in the party.

*The Elite Exemption (精华豁免), which is given to scholars, athletes, soldiers and others of great importance. This exemption is often given to powerful party officials and their children, this is used as an example of [[corruption]] in the party.

*The Wickedness Exemption (惨厉豁免), a punishment which forbids the person for having children. It is mostly used on criminals.

*The Wickedness Exemption (惨厉豁免), a punishment which forbids the person for having children. It is mostly used on criminals.