That's because any baby boom the change may spark will take decades to boost the workforce, and many Chinese couples may choose -- like their Western counterparts -- to stick with one child.
The family planning policy was first enacted in the late 1970s to combat concerns about whether the economy could support a rapidly growing population. In recent years, Beijing has slowly relaxed the restrictions in response to a shrinking labor force -- exacerbated by low birth rates and a rapidly aging population.