The number of Chinese children placed with overseas families since China opened up to international adoptions in the early 1990s has been estimated at more than 160,000.
Far less attention is given to the darker side of these placements and their impact on adoptees, who often feel alienated and disconnected from their roots.
I did not blame my adoptive parents for my feeling of alienation; they did their best, but a significant part of my identity felt missing.
The sudden ban on foreign adoptions brings relief to some adoptees, reflecting the complex emotions tied to their identities and experiences of loss.
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