Layoffs 'won't hurt' population boost

The occurrence of worker layoffs amid China's efforts to cut overcapacity won't affect people's hope for more children, the spokesman for China's national political advisory body said on Wednesday.

Wang Guoqing, spokesman for the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, told a news conference that such job losses are temporary and relaxation of the one-child policy was "a carefully made decision".

China will work to ensure that its population grows in an orderly way, Wang told reporters ahead of the country's annual two sessions, which begin on Thursday for the CPPCC and on Saturday for the National People's Congress.