One Child Policy
What I Think About International Adoption as a Chinese Adoptee
From 1991 to 2005, 120,000 Chinese children were adopted to Western parents. Now all grown up, many question the decisions that shaped their lives.
Photos Exploring China’s Tragic One-Child Policy
Photographer Youqine Lefèvre explores the far-reaching consequences of China's disastrous birth program through her own adoption.
The Kids of China's 80s One-Child Policy Still Feel Its Pain
‘One Child Nation’, a new film by director Nanfu Wang, explores the ongoing impact of decades-long population control.
Faced With Slow Birth Rates, a Chinese Province Considers a ‘Three-Child Policy’
Liaoning is just one of many Chinese provinces feeling the brunt of the country's rapidly aging population.
China’s Richest Man Just Asked Everyone to Have Sex Six Times in Six Days
“At work, we emphasize the spirit of 996. In life, we should follow 669.”
China's Gender Imbalance Is Fueling a Market for Kidnapped Indonesian Brides
How can sixteen women just disappear?
What Happens When Your Friends Get Abducted and Sold into Marriage
We spoke to the filmmaker behind a new documentary about the abduction and sale of women as brides in China.
Where 30 Million 'Missing' Girls in China Actually Went
A recent study "discovered" millions of missing girls lost to China's one-child policy, and the results also shine a light on China's propensity to favor sons over daughters.
Where 30 Million 'Missing' Girls in China Actually Went
A 2016 study "discovered" millions of missing girls lost to China's one-child policy, and the results also shine a light on China's propensity to favor sons over daughters.
China's 'Leftover Women' Are a Thing of the Past
Thanks to the one-child policy men greatly outnumber women in China, giving them all the cards in dating and relationships.
Inside China's Last Matriarchy
Broadly spends a week with China’s Mosuo tribe, one of the world’s last matriarchies, to see what life is like in “The Land Where Women Rule.”
A Surprising Afternoon at the Shanghai Marriage Market
Every weekend, hundreds of parents (and grandparents) gather to advertise their kids for marriage.