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FILE- Spanish couples take their newly adopted Chinese children for a walk in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, March 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)

China's halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

The Chinese government is ending its intercountry adoption program

By AP News
Published - Sep 05, 2024, 02:36 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:32 PM EST

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is ending its intercountry adoption program, and the U.S. is seeking clarification on how the decision will affect hundreds of American families with pending applications.

In a phone call with U.S. diplomats in China, Beijing said it “will not continue to process cases at any stage” other than those cases covered by an exception clause. The embassy is seeking clarification in writing from China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.

“We understand there are hundreds of families still pending completion of their adoption, and we sympathize with their situation,” the State Department said.

At a daily briefing Thursday, Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry, said China is no longer allowing foreign adoptions of the country's children, with the only exception for blood relatives to adopt a child or a stepchild.

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