It seems the general consensus on the street is that Jiangsu's proposal is a good thing. And this seems to be the case across the world too -- the father's role during this important time is being weighted more in recent times.

According to the International Labour Organization, statutory paternity leave provisions existed in just over a quarter of the countries studied. By 2013, this percentage had risen to 47 percent. Eastern Europe and Central Asia were among the regions with the largest increases.  In terms of the length of leave, only five countries currently offer periods longer than two weeks -- including Iceland with as many as 120 days. There is said to be no such law in the US for fathers of newborns.  In China, statutory paternity leave is typically two weeks. This varies in different regions, however. The Tibet autonomous region, Gansu and Yunnan provinces allow 30 days, while Tianjin municipality and Shandong province only offer seven.