Asia Insight · SEASON 11
Days in China's Child-seeking Town
Episode 5 · 2022-02-18
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Since the one-child policy ended in 2016, demand for fertility treatment in China has grown. Residents of rural areas travel to cities to receive treatment, staying at lodgings in districts that people call "child-seeking towns." Their reasons for treatment are diverse: Some hope for a second child or a son now that the policy has been abolished, while others feel compelled by the culture of their villages. This episode follows a year in the life of families seeking to bring a new child into the world.
28 minutes
Season 11 episodes
1. Diary of a Nursing Student in Lockdown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam2022-01-14
2. Budding Entrepreneurs Turn a New Leaf: Bali, Indonesia2022-01-21
3. Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordnance: Laos2022-02-04
4. Eyes on the Sky: Vulture Man of Phuket2022-02-11
5. Days in China's Child-seeking Town2022-02-18
6. Hanoi's Floating Families: Vietnam2022-02-25
7. China's Clinical Trial Boom2022-03-04
8. Cushioning COVID with Comedy: The Philippines2022-03-11
9. Protecting Endangered Deer: Laos2022-03-18
10. Faith and Nature on the Sacred Peak: North Borneo, Malaysia2022-03-25
11. Chinese Citizens Disputing the War in Ukraine2022-04-29
12. An Alcohol Renaissance in South Korea2022-05-06
13. Defending the King of Fruit: Thailand2022-05-27
14. The Price of the Zero-COVID Policy: Beijing, China2022-07-08
15. South Korea's Deepening Gender Conflict2022-07-15
16. Vibrant Working Women: Hunza Valley, Pakistan2022-08-12
17. Disabled Citizens Seek Freedom of Movement: South Korea2022-08-19
18. A New Growth Hub on the Border: Cambodia2022-08-26
19. Thai Tourism Reopens with New Ideas2022-09-02
20. Saving Young Lives Across Mongolia2022-09-16
21. First on the Scene: Hanoi's Civilian Rescue, Vietnam2022-09-23
22. A Classroom on Trash Mountain: Indonesia2022-09-30
23. The Plight of Semi-basement Residents: South Korea2022-11-11
24. Yak Cheese for a Brighter Future: Mongolia2022-11-25
25. From Disaster to Frontier: Fukushima's New Residents2022-12-16
26. Let No Student Fall Behind: The Philippines2022-12-30
