children

www.chengduliving.com — Moms across China are taking their bodies and their children back from the clan and the State and trying to create the "village" kids need themselves, through online and offline mama groups.

www.wantchinatimes.com — The claims of Xiao Baiyou, a Chinese businessman who has been dubbed the "Wolf Father" for saying that three of his four children gained admission to Peking University thanks to his regular beatings, have been brought into question by local media after it emerged his children possess overseas identity cards and US citizenship which allows them to participate in easier college examinations for stud

www.futurity.org — Pesticides and pollutants are linked to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, a new study shows. Strong associations were also found between spina bifida and anencephaly and high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are byproducts of burning fossil fuels such as oil and coal.

johninchina.livejournal.com — Continuing the tradition from last semester, there are some more amusing or interesting answers from the students.

www.reuters.com — A southern Chinese province has begun investigating a report that officials had seized at least 16 babies born in violation of strict family planning rules, sent them to welfare centers and then sold them abroad for adoption.