http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/30/adoption_inquir.php All comments for Adoption inquiries soar in the US after Sichuan earthquake but China says priority will be given to domestic adoption en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/30/adoption_inquir.php#comment-1375198 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/30/adoption_inquir.php#comment-1375198 Comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:50:57 +0800 <p>I can't agree with the "opportunist" statement. As an adoptive mother of two Chinese girls, I know how I felt when I learned of all the orphaned children and it had nothing to do with oppotunism. I felt anguish that these children no longer had parents to love and nuture them. I know from many Chinese sources of the typical future of a child who grows up in an orphanage and it isn't great. These children who probably had a decent life are now without the one thing that would make the most difference to their futures...parents. I'm happy to hear that views in China regarding adoption are changing!! Everyone deserves parents to love and care for them, whether they be Chinese or otherwise. </p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/30/adoption_inquir.php#comment-1374834 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/30/adoption_inquir.php#comment-1374834 Comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:54:48 +0800 <p>There's something creepy and predatory about people that jump in with adoption offers after a major disaster abroad. Who are these opportunists?</p>