Hans Rosling did a lot of work on communicating birthrate in the developing world and how in general they trend towards the replacement rate ted talk where he goes over it:https://vimeo.com/79878808

And, continues to drop:

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/16/629361870/despite-the-end-of-...

China is bad. Have I got the gospel right?

Now, the _facts_ are that the policy did have a real, significant impact. And that has benefited mankind as a whole.

But, OK, let's say it was useless... I cannot be said to have been disastrous, then, can it?