The Chinese government likes to be in touch with its people, but that doesn’t mean they heed their word!

A recent survey found that 70% of women would like to have more than one child, in spite of a procreative prohibition enforced by the Communist government. Despite this overwhelming desire, authorities insist they simply won’t allow it!

The authorities say the policy, which will not be relaxed, has prevented hundreds of millions of births and has helped to make people wealthier.

The research was conducted in 2006 but has only been released now.

China has the world’s biggest population, of more than 1.3 billion people.

It has restricted many families to one child since the late 1970s, though in most rural areas couples are allowed a second child if their first is a girl. Different birth-control policies also apply to some ethnic-minority groups.

Most of the women said they believe only children are lonely and a staggering number, over 80%, said they want at least a son and a daughter. The nation’s strict laws also have a detrimental effect on the female population — since men are preferred, many women opt to abort girl fetuses.