China has around a quarter of the worlds population, but only 7% of the worlds arable land, this caused very big problems for China. Because of this problem, China introduced the one child rule, this was a very bad move in more than one way.
Traditionally, the Chinese have wanted male children, so now that this policy has been introduced, they think that if the can only have one child, they would rather have a boy. They go to extreme lengths to make sure that this happens.
The more wealthy families pay for an illegal scan, usually very early on in the pregnancy, to see weather the baby is a boy. If it isn’t, more times than not, they have an abortion. The few girls that are left to live aren’t treated very well. They can be killed at birth, drowened, abandoned, either just outside or at an orphanage. These orphanages aren’t necessarily some were you would want to go. They aren’t cared for or loved, they are left to die of starvation. If the parents do let the girl live, and stay with them, she is given a name which emphasises their lower status.
