China says it is ending foreign adoptions, prompting concern from US
China says it is ending foreign adoptions, prompting concern from US
US families have adopted 82,674 children from China, the most of any country, with diplomats seeking clarity for hundreds of families in the process of international adoption
Probably worried about population decline. They abandoned their 1 child policy quite awhile ago and now have a maximum 3 child policy.
Yeah and according to wiki the 3 child policy isn't even enforced?
...allowing each couple to have three children and cancelling restrictive measures including fines for couples having more children than permitted.
I used to work with a guy who had 7 kids. Seven fucking kids. Jfc.
Plenty of American kids need homes.
American adoption agencies can deny adoptions if they don't like anything about you. Including your religion. And most of them are Christian, including the ones getting money from the state.
China, on the other hand, allowed you to adopt if you're things like queer or single or not Christian.
Capitalism doesn't work on giving everyone a decent standard of living. It works on creating inequality that drives those people who perceive that they have less than others to do something about it. They might work multiple jobs and shorten their lifespan, creating profits for others. They might give up, relying on welfare systems and/or begging. They might become criminals, taking from others to get what they think they deserve.
Suddenly, somewhere people heard a distinct but faint "FUCK" echo through the valley, but they knew it was Angelina Jolie.
Understandable. As others said, they have a demographic decline.
Who doesn't right now?
China is unique. The one-child policy has only recently been lifted, and the government is actively encouraging the population to have more children. The problem is that because of economic hardship and because this policy has changed the family culture in China, parents still do not want to have multiple children.
In letters sent to some adoption agencies on Wednesday, and shared on social media, the US state department said it had been told by Chinese authorities that all other pending adoptions were cancelled, except those with already issued travel authorisations.
That's a shitty way to handle it.
It's a win for the children.