HONG KONG: A 28-year-old woman who acted as a surrogate in China's southwestern city of Chengdu is said to have been abandoned by her surrogacy agency, fuelling tides of criticism on social media and prompting health authorities to investigate the situation. Surrogacy is illegal in China and authorities said last year they would "severely crack down" on illegal activities related to the use of assisted reproductive technologies such as the buying or selling of sperm or eggs and surrogacy. China