China ended with the adoption of children abroad; a practice that has been carried out for decades.
Today, Friday, September 6, 2024, the government of China bans adoption of Chinese children from abroad internationally.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning reported on China’s new measure, which seeks to regulate the adoption of boys and girls after three decades of promoting the practice.
China bans adoption of children abroad for this reason
It was in the 90s that China promoted the adoption of Chinese girls and boys from abroad through a program in the face of overpopulation in the country.
In addition to adoption, another measure that was implemented was the birth control, establishing that families could only conceive one child, a rule that was relaxed in 2015.
However, after decades of these measures, China faces a decline in its birth rate, with the elderly population being the most predominant.
Therefore, China Now search Encouraging young couples to have children and form families, with which ended the program for the adoption of children abroad.
What will happen to the ongoing adoptions of girls and boys from China to foreign families?
According to CNN, the new measure China to end the adoption of girls and boys from abroad, This would strand adoption proceedings underway in several countries, including the United States.
And according to what was reported by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, all the Adoptions outside the country will be prohibited with the exception of those foreigners who are blood relatives of the minors being adopted.
In the absence of clarity on What will happen to foreign families in the process of adopting? to a boy or girl ChinaThe U.S. Embassy in Beijing has asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs for clarification on the issue, AP sources said.
Adoption of children abroad (Unsplash)
2024-09-08 00:16:31