Families In China Although in the past the influence of the family in China was weakened due to Communist leaders, today it is the basic structure of Chinese society. The Chinese family has managed to survive the vast changes of the past quarter century. It still remains the basic social unit. China's population is extremely large, therefore it adopted the one - child - per - family policy( Ahmad,93). To enforce this policy the Government set up strict penalties and rewards. Families that insisted on having more than one child are fined and only receive small portions of food for their second child. The familie