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BY KEIKO YOSHIOKA CORRESPONDENT

2012/08/14

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photoA billboard in a rural Chinese community urges families to abide by the one-child policy. (Keiko Yoshioka)photoDeng Jiyuan, center, with Zhang Kai, left, and Yang Zhizhu in Zhenping county of Ankang city in Shaanxi province on June 18 (Provided by Yang Zhizhu)

BEIJING -- Deng Jiyuan couldn't afford to pay the fine levied by local authorities after his wife fell pregnant with their second child.

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