Wu Rui lost her only child she would ever have, her source of security and support in old age when her 12-year-old daughter died. Today the 55-year-old takes care of herself and her own elderly parents on a paltry pension in a ramshackle two-room home, living in fear of medical emergencies she has no way to pay for. China's one-child policy normally leaves four grandparents and two parents relying on a single caretaker for old age -- and bereaved families ...Monday 1 October 2012
China's One-child Norm: A Pain for Many
Wu Rui lost her only child she would ever have, her source of security and support in old age when her 12-year-old daughter died. Today the 55-year-old takes care of herself and her own elderly parents on a paltry pension in a ramshackle two-room home, living in fear of medical emergencies she has no way to pay for. China's one-child policy normally leaves four grandparents and two parents relying on a single caretaker for old age -- and bereaved families ...
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