Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
China's unwanted
babies once mostly girls, now mostly sick, disabled.
Traditionally, boys
are preferred to girls in China. They are supposed to succeed the heir of their
bloodline and family legacy, expected to succeed in business or advance their career
to prosper the family and to look after their parents when they become old.
This trend has been accelerated ever since one-child policy was set place three
decades ago. As a result, the society has witnessed numbers of abandoned baby
girls as well as young male adults who have difficulty finding their partners.
Today, newly set
up orphanages are seeing less disparity in gender but more disabled or diseased
babies coming in probably. This could be attributed to the change in social
practices, improved economy and also lack of social welfare system.
Enjoy reading and
learning why numbers of new-born babies are still abandoned in China.
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