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China fines Zhang Yimou $1.2m over one-child policy breach | China fines Zhang Yimou $1.2m over one-child policy breach |
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China has fined popular film director Zhang Yimou more than one million dollars for violating the country's one-child policy. | China has fined popular film director Zhang Yimou more than one million dollars for violating the country's one-child policy. |
The director, who said he has three children, has 30 days to pay 7.5m yuan ($1.2m, £729,000), state media say. | The director, who said he has three children, has 30 days to pay 7.5m yuan ($1.2m, £729,000), state media say. |
Mr Zhang, known for directing the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony in 2008, in December apologised for violating the strict policy. | Mr Zhang, known for directing the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony in 2008, in December apologised for violating the strict policy. |
China introduced the policy in the 1970s to curb population growth. | China introduced the policy in the 1970s to curb population growth. |
The policy until recently limited most urban couples to a single child. Rural families were allowed to have two children if their first-born was a girl. | |
But last year, China said it would relax the policy - families will be allowed two children if one parent is an only child. | But last year, China said it would relax the policy - families will be allowed two children if one parent is an only child. |
The family planning bureau in Binhu district, Wuxi city, Jiangsu province, sent Mr Zhang a letter collecting the "social maintenance fee", Xinhua news agency says, citing the district's official microblog account. | The family planning bureau in Binhu district, Wuxi city, Jiangsu province, sent Mr Zhang a letter collecting the "social maintenance fee", Xinhua news agency says, citing the district's official microblog account. |
The fine was calculated based on the income of Mr Zhang and his wife, Chen Ting, when their two sons and daughter were born, the Binhu government said. | The fine was calculated based on the income of Mr Zhang and his wife, Chen Ting, when their two sons and daughter were born, the Binhu government said. |
The couple made $580,000 in 2000, 2003 and 2005, the Binhu government added. | The couple made $580,000 in 2000, 2003 and 2005, the Binhu government added. |
The wife of Mr Zhang - who denied reports he fathered more children with other women - is from Wuxi city. | The wife of Mr Zhang - who denied reports he fathered more children with other women - is from Wuxi city. |
Mr Zhang, 61, directed some of China's most successful films, including Hero, the House of Flying Daggers and the Flowers of War. | Mr Zhang, 61, directed some of China's most successful films, including Hero, the House of Flying Daggers and the Flowers of War. |
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