The surge in international adoptions from China was driven by deeply rooted cultural and economic factors, including the traditional preference for male heirs and the one-child policy.
As American families enthusiastically adopted Chinese girls, the media celebrated the transformations, heralding stories of orphans becoming beloved children in the West, which obscured the complex realities behind their abandonment.
With the changing demographics in China, there is a growing concern over an aging population and the shrinking number of young people, challenging the sustainability of adoption practices.
The excitement around Chinese adoptions gradually diminished as the supply of children could not meet the growing demand from international families, revealing the unsustainable nature of the pipeline.
Collection
[
|
...
]