This is unbelievable gall on the part of the Chinese government.
They are a communist dictatorship, and their leaders decreed a one-child policy years ago. There have been some unintended consequences to their policy.
Now this communist government wants a capitalistic country to compensate them for alleged future losses.
I call BS. The state is supposed to wither away and all that. When the nirvana of pure communism is achieved, nobody will need money, because everyone will be working for the common good. By definition, a family will not have suffered any loss, per communist ideology, because the collective will take care of these families.
I think the Chinese have an excellent understanding of liberal stupidity. Why not ask? The liberal morons sure to be found in every government may just pay it. Same with the city of Baghdad asking for compensation from the US for war damage to the city. With Obama at the helm, nothing is too stupid to ask for.