Dear parents,
I received a gift from an adopting mother from Netherlands not long ago. It was a book called "Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother" by Xinran. It is an eye opening story about adoption in China. Having been translating letters for many of you made me intrigued about the adoption process in China. As someone who are not deeply involved in the process, I noticed that many official reports from the local authority are close to 95% identical. From the abandoned infant report to orphan development report. The book shows a dark side of what happened behind the closed door of China one-child policy, the price to pay for cultural revolution and rapid economy development. It has once again confirmed a shameful side of Chinese culture where females were suppressed for thousands of years.
Check out this book if you are interested about the adoption history and process in China.
