Chinese Fertility Rate 1.79?

Brand Korea? Also check the comment thread to this interesting Steve Sailer post.

Is China's fertility rate (basically babies per woman) 1.79? John Derbyshire is not sure. Asking students about this in an English Corner, I was told that the number should be higher. The students said that the Countrysiders have more than two. As for young women not wanting any children, the students said this was a Shanghai/Beijing/Hong Kong phenomenon.