China’s One Child Policy Suspended
The earthquake that rattled China has killed more than 65,000 people and more than 23,000 are still missing. Officials have not been able to estimate how many children have gone missing or have been killed.
However, since the quake, the country has suspended the one child only policy for quake only victims.
China Adoption Requests Increase
According to the USA Today adoption agencies are receiving an increase in phone calls from people who are inquiring about orphaned children in China.
“There’s lots of interest,” says Joshua Zhong, co-founder of Chinese Children Adoption International, one of the largest China-only agencies in the USA.
Inquiries have more than triples since the May 12 earthquake, which left an estimated 4,000 children orphaned.
A Senior Adoption Official at China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs states that they intend to give first priority to domestic adoptions.
The Washington Times reports more.




