China: China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo (Includes video)

CNN – September 06, 2024

China is ending most foreign adoptions of its children, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in limbo. Since the early 1990s, China has sent tens of thousands of adoptees overseas – with about half arriving in the United States – as its draconian one-child policy forced many families to abandon children, especially girls and babies with disabilities. But in recent decades, as China’s economy boomed and births slowed, international adoptions of Chinese children have declined in number. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, they have largely been on hold.

Also: A Closed Door for Orphans? Unpacking China’s International Adoption Policy (Opinion): https://www.cfr.org/blog/closed-door-orphans-unpacking-chinas-international-adoption-policy

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/china/china-ends-foreign-adoptions-children-intl-hnk/index.html