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The Hidden Stories of China's Abandoned Girls: A Long Road to Reunion and Awareness

A Generation Marked by Policy and Poverty

From 1979 to 2015, China implemented strict family planning policies, notably the famous one-child rule, designed to curb population growth. However, this policy inadvertently led to a tragic phenomenon: the widespread abandonment of female infants. Many parents, unable or unwilling to raise girls, abandoned countless daughters shortly after birth, often leaving them to fend for themselves from a young age.