International Law
Sep. 23, 2024
Put a stork in it
China has ended its overseas adoption program after nearly forty years, marking a significant shift in the country's child policy and international adoption practices.
Xinying Huang
Former Visiting Scholar at Stanford Law School
Huang served as a correctional officer and an attorney in China. He is interested in legal issues related to law enforcement international relations.
In late August, the Chinese government announced the termination of its nearly forty-year-old overseas adoption program, marking a significant shift in China's child policy and international adoption practices.
The practice of adopting Chinese orphans by foreign families began in 1985 and was officially regulated in 1992 with the promulgation of the Chinese Adoption Law, which legalized international adoptions. In 1993, the Ministry of Civil Affa...
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