'The rising number of aging people will put pressure on the younger generation and society. We need to find ways to solve the problem, but it doesn't mean the country's family planning policy will be reversed,' Xie said.

While some people are open to it, others are not.

Xiao Wang, 25, who works at a local company, said: 'I'm not sure, but such policy really gives us one more option. If family finances permit, I want to have two kids with my wife in the future.'

Another office worker, 26-year-old Xiao Chen, however, said: 'I don't think we will have a second kid.'

'After all, it is stressful work raising a child.'