Apollo On Call

It’s well known that in the 1980s and 90s, following China’s implementation of the One-Child Policy, a surplus of orphaned Chinese girls became available for adoption. Many were adopted by well intending American households. What’s less well known is that this surplus of orphans eventually created market conditions for the trafficking of Chinese girls, at least some of whom were forcibly removed from their homes.

Barbara Demick explores the consequences of China’s One-Child Policy, its relationship to the trafficking of Chinese babies, and the overall picture of women’s reproductive rights in modern China in Daughters of the Bamboo Grove. 

Join Luki Danukarjanto and me on this month’s Apollo On Call, as we discuss Barbara Demick’s fascinating look at the process of having babies in China.

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