China Ends International Adoption Program

China Ends International Adoption Program
Adopted children learning about their own customs through play at the celebrations on the 30th International Adoption Day on July 5, 2015. Linda Huang/Epoch Times
Jessica Mao
Olivia Li
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China has abruptly ended its three-decade-long international adoption program, resulting in orphanages in the country losing their primary source of income.

At a daily briefing on Sept. 5, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the only exception would be cases in which the child is adopted by a blood relative or step-parent. She also noted that the adoption applications currently in process would be discontinued unless they qualify for exceptions.
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