A group of Chinese women takes their babies for a stroll outside a shopping mall in Beijing on October 18, 2014

China is moving towards making its two-child policy available to all, but whether or not couples will jump on the opportunity to expand their families remains unclear.

Last week, Cai Fang, vice director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences - a government research arm, said authorities would allow all couples in China to have a second child by some point in 2016.



China first relaxed its controversial one-child policy last year in a landmark ruling, allowing couples to have two children if one of the parents had no brothers or sisters. New rules will remove this condition and make a second child a choice for all.



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Baby boom?



Twenty seven-year old Zhao Ying, who lives in Beijing and works at a white collar firm, has recently given birth to a baby boy, and told CNBC she would definitely consider having a second child in the next three to four years, if the policy was relaxed.



"Of course, some couples think that it is too expensive to have a second child but there is always a way to minimize financial pressure and costs, such as re-using clothes, toys and finding a relative to look after the baby," she said.



"Having a child is far more important than saving money. So yes, if the policy does indeed go ahead then I will be a mum for the second time," she added.

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