China Party expels members for flouting one-child rule

China's Communist Party has expelled 500 members in the central province of Hubei for flouting the country's one-child policy, state media reported on Monday.

For over two decades, the world's most populous country has tried to restrict family size with rules limiting most couples to one child in urban areas and two in the countryside. But enforcement has been haphazard as mobile families in a country undergoing mass urban migration can often avoid official checks, and the wealthy can pay fines or bribes to skirt rules. (Reuters)