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Michael Teuton · Medical University of South Carolina
My girlfriend is a Chinese National. First I'm certainly not saying there
isn't a problem in China. But there are some misconceptions about this issue
. The one child policy affects a little more than 38% of the population in
China. It is primarily an issue for the Han population in Eastern urban
China. The one child policy does not affect minorities in China and it is
not enforced for most of the rural population in China where the majority of
the considerable population still resides. Many Eastern Chinese who are Han
chose to have more than one child although the financial penalty is not
insignificant for those who do. It is about $20,000 USD presently.
On the issues of orphans, there are many reasons children are placed in the
orphanage or gu er yuan. Many are from poor families who do cannot afford to
pay for serious medical problems. Some are so poor they cannot care for
themselves much less a child. There are girls who are put there because that
family wants a boy child. That is true. There are just as many who are
there because they are just unwanted despite their gender. Forced abortions
are very uncommon now although ten years ago that was not true. Most of
these children live in good conditions and are well treated. I cannot say
that is true for all and it would not surprise me that some are abused and
living in poor conditions.
The bigger problem is child trafficking. While it's true the price for a
girl is considerably less than a boy, many girls are still sold. Some are to
people who genuinely want a child. Many others are simply for forced child
labor or essentially slavery. The problem is not only children but women as
well. China is cracking down on this but it is very much a problem. The
problem of forced labor amongst children and women is a world wide problem.
It even exists here in the US.
Finally, China should not be seen completely as a villain here. While the
one child policy is very offensive so is the thought of children and adults
dying of famine. There has been famine in China for at least the last 4000
years. There has been at least one famine in one province in China for the
last 2000 years of recorded history. Often there are multiple famines. While
China's ability to feed itself is considerably improved especially in the
last twenty years much of the countryside population even in the 60s and 70s
suffered considerable food shortages for much of the year. Presently 40% of
rural children in China particularly in the Western provinces are
undernourished evidenced by being underweight, shorter in stature and for
some even having developmental delays when compared to their urban cohorts.
There are still two Chinas. One is urban and is progressing towards being
much like the West. Rural China has improved some but many still live much
like their ancestors 2000 years ago with a few exceptions.
It's a complicated problem. And I urge all those who want a child to
consider adopting whether from China, Russia or another country.
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