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BEIJING - Recently, a fire killed seven children in a private orphanage in the Eastern Chinese town of Lankao.
The woman who runs the Henan province orphanage, Yuan Lihai, called “Loving Mother” by locals, became a controversial figure overnight, even though she has cared for more than 100 a.
Social policy and mentality both must change for China to face its looming demographic crisis. Beijing s recent decision to loosen its one-child policy is just a start.
Three years after the end of the one-child policy, China s fertility rates are now falling. To have, or not have, children ought to be built on personal and family wishes, something the government still hasn t understood.
Although #MeToo gave voice to millions of women to speak up about sexual harassment, it remains rare for victims to report sexual harassment to employers.