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    Quote Originally Posted by Elefant&Castle:
    "Mother of four" - 1 child policy does not apply to her it seems.

    At the bail hearing she apparently also said her honor and Chinas honor would stop her from fleeing - I think they may have heard that one before. Ditto the health excuses.

    It would suit her to be more dignified.
    The one child policy never applied to those who could afford more. Most of the students on courses I managed/taught on in China had several siblings.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    The one child policy never applied to those who could afford more. Most of the students on courses I managed/taught on in China had several siblings.
    Which is a weird thing to say about a country that was suppose to be communist/socialist. I guess some pigs are more equal than others.
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    Minority groups could also have two. One of my former managers in China is ethnic Korean and he could have had two kids even living in Shanghai. I don't know what constitutes an ethnic minority. I also understand the one child policy applied only to city folk.

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    Multiple identities for the wealthy is common. Children of the elite attending university in the US (and likely elsewhere) have aliases for obvious reasons. I suppose hiding money can be another motivating factor.

    Slightly off topic. I used to travel to Manila often and see obvious middle aged mainlanders carrying brand spanking new Philippine passports. I asked around and was told by sources that it cost US$25k to buy one.


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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    The one child policy never applied to those who could afford more. Most of the students on courses I managed/taught on in China had several siblings.
    That's not true. It does apply to them as well. They give birth overseas, return with the kids, get in trouble with the authorities, pay their fines, and move on. Their child may also be barred from receiving social benefits, but it's a price the rich are willing to pay.

    Basically it's no different from deep pocketed people breaking the rules in any country because they can easily afford to pay the fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by civil_servant:
    That's not true. It does apply to them as well. They give birth overseas, return with the kids, get in trouble with the authorities, pay their fines, and move on. Their child may also be barred from receiving social benefits, but it's a price the rich are willing to pay.

    Basically it's no different from deep pocketed people breaking the rules in any country because they can easily afford to pay the fine.
    This happened to my friend. Government thugs broke into his Shenzhen flat and took away his kids until he showed up to claimed them with US Passports.

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    Quote Originally Posted by huja:
    Which is a weird thing to say about a country that was suppose to be communist/socialist. I guess some pigs are more equal than others.
    Well the reports about forced abortion are more disturbing than the alternative which is to impose a fine and lost of hukou for the child.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    The one child policy never applied to those who could afford more. Most of the students on courses I managed/taught on in China had several siblings.
    Am I right that you can actually gather some information about the wealth and status of a family by asking someone if they have siblings? And sometimes even by their response, like "Of course not!" or "Of course I do!". What I wish is to know what kind of wealth "Of course I do!" corresponds to -- millions? Billions?

    Does anyone know?
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    >The one child policy

    I doubt she will face trouble in Canada for violation of that policy. I suggest you guys move on.


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