Vietnam’s communist government has announced the end of its decades-old two-child policy, a move signaling the stark failure of population control measures long championed by leftist regimes. The decision comes amid plummeting birth rates, a rapidly aging population, and a growing gender imbalance—problems that are becoming disturbingly familiar worldwide, including here in America.
The two-child policy, first introduced in North Vietnam in the 1960s and formalized nationwide in 1993, was designed to engineer a “golden population”—but as conservatives have long warned, social engineering breeds unintended consequences. According to Vietnam’s state media, the nation’s birth rate had declined to a mere 1.91 children per woman in 2024, significantly below the replacement level of 2.1 needed to sustain a stable population. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reports a sharp demographic shift: the proportion of citizens under 15 has dropped from 43% to under 25%, while the aging population continues to expand rapidly.
Herein lies the cautionary tale for our own nation. America faces similar demographic threats: falling birth rates, an aging population, and the erosion of traditional family values. The Biden administration and liberal elites, with their relentless promotion of abortion-on-demand and anti-family policies, intensified this crisis. President Trump, however, remains committed to reversing these dangerous trends by championing family-friendly policies, tax incentives, and initiatives that encourage Americans to build strong, thriving families.
Vietnam’s drastic reversal of its birth-control policy underscores a crucial point: government attempts to dictate family size through coercion inevitably fail. The Vietnamese people, pressured for decades to limit their families, now find themselves in a demographic crisis. The country’s gender imbalance is alarming, with 111 boys born for every 100 girls—a direct consequence of gender-selective practices. To address this imbalance, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed steep fines, increasing penalties for gender-selective births to up to 100 million Vietnamese dong (approximately $4,000).
This troubling scenario echoes China’s failed one-child policy, implemented in 1979 and gradually eased from one child to two, and later to three in 2021. Yet China’s birthrates remain stubbornly low, proving government mandates cannot easily reverse cultural and demographic damage. Vietnam’s experience further demonstrates that social engineering, whether communist or progressive, does profound, lasting harm.
President Trump’s America First agenda offers a starkly different approach. Rather than coercive population control, conservatives support incentivizing strong families through economic opportunity, tax relief, and educational reform. Trump’s policies to revive American manufacturing, strengthen border security, and end needless foreign wars prioritize the well-being of American families first.
Vietnam’s demographic emergency should be a wake-up call to progressive politicians here at home. The left’s embrace of abortion and anti-family policies threatens America’s future generations, economic stability, and national security. Conservatives must remain vigilant, promoting policies that encourage family formation and protect the sanctity of life.
Demographics are destiny—and a nation’s future prosperity, strength, and security hinge upon strong families and healthy birth rates. Vietnam’s failed policy experiment serves as a stark reminder that government intrusion into family life leads only to ruin. Our country must reject the left’s misguided policies and reaffirm the fundamental conservative values of faith, family, and freedom. Only through such a commitment can America remain strong, prosperous, and vibrant for generations to come.
