‘Matter of national pride’: Analysts say nationalism, not population concerns, behind China ending foreign adoptions

Taiwan

In closing the door on foreign adoptions, Beijing did not give a reason, only saying the move was in line with international trends. Come what may, the core issue remains the plight of orphans and abandoned children in the country and how they will be helped, observers note. SINGAPORE: Ms Chenna Leinders, or Yang Dihuang, was adopted from an orphanage in China’s Hubei province in 2000 when she was just a year and a half old. “Being adopted has been one of the hardest things I had to deal with