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| Chinese authorities investigate claims that film director has seven children | Chinese authorities investigate claims that film director has seven children |
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| Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known film directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160m yuan (£16.7m). | Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known film directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160m yuan (£16.7m). |
| Online reports have surfaced that Zhang, who dazzled the world in 2008 with his Beijing Olympic ceremonies, "has at least seven children and will face a 160m yuan fine", said the website of the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist party mouthpiece. | Online reports have surfaced that Zhang, who dazzled the world in 2008 with his Beijing Olympic ceremonies, "has at least seven children and will face a 160m yuan fine", said the website of the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist party mouthpiece. |
| An unnamed official at the Wuxi family planning authority said "based on the current policies and regulations, an investigation is currently being carried out", according to the report. | An unnamed official at the Wuxi family planning authority said "based on the current policies and regulations, an investigation is currently being carried out", according to the report. |
| It was unclear where Zhang's children were born, the report said, citing a worker at the Jiangsu province family planning commission. Both the Wuxi and Jiangsu offices could not be reached for comment. | It was unclear where Zhang's children were born, the report said, citing a worker at the Jiangsu province family planning commission. Both the Wuxi and Jiangsu offices could not be reached for comment. |
| Zhang, 61, once the bad boy of Chinese cinema whose films were sometimes banned at home while popular overseas, has since become a darling of the Communist party despite long being a subject of tabloid gossip for alleged trysts with actors. | Zhang, 61, once the bad boy of Chinese cinema whose films were sometimes banned at home while popular overseas, has since become a darling of the Communist party despite long being a subject of tabloid gossip for alleged trysts with actors. |
| Zhang's newest project, a film depicting wartime Nanjing under Japanese occupation, had the Hollywood actor Christian Bale in a leading role. | Zhang's newest project, a film depicting wartime Nanjing under Japanese occupation, had the Hollywood actor Christian Bale in a leading role. |
| There are signs that China may loosen the one-child policy, introduced in the late 1970s to prevent population growth spiralling out of control. The policy has long been opposed by human rights and religious groups but is also now regarded by many experts as outdated and harmful to the economy. | There are signs that China may loosen the one-child policy, introduced in the late 1970s to prevent population growth spiralling out of control. The policy has long been opposed by human rights and religious groups but is also now regarded by many experts as outdated and harmful to the economy. |
| In December 2012 authorities in southern Guangdong said they were investigating a family for having given birth to octuplets through in-vitro fertilisation, a case that sparked intense public debate about China's one-child policy and how wealthy families were able to circumvent the rules. | In December 2012 authorities in southern Guangdong said they were investigating a family for having given birth to octuplets through in-vitro fertilisation, a case that sparked intense public debate about China's one-child policy and how wealthy families were able to circumvent the rules. |
| The one-child policy was meant to last only 30 years and there are now numerous exceptions to it. But it still applies to about 63% of the population. | The one-child policy was meant to last only 30 years and there are now numerous exceptions to it. But it still applies to about 63% of the population. |
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