A Chinese official said Monday that New Zealand should consider special compensation to parents of Chinese students killed in an earthquake last month because their loss was magnified under the country’s one-child policy,” Associated Press reports. “Seven students from China have been identified among the 166 confirmed deaths in the quake that devastated Christchurch city on Feb. 22, and as many as 20 others are still missing. Chinese Embassy official Cheng Lei said Monday that Chinese quake victims had lost not just their only child, but also a future breadwinner. He said New Zealand should consider providing additional financial assistance to those families.”
I’m not quite sure why New Zealand is responsible for China’s one-child policy. Perhaps the Chinese government should take steps to outlaw the untoward death of the children they allow to live.
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Lauri Friesen says
Of course, NZ can just ask the Chinese government what their compensation policy is for children lost in natural disasters within their territiry, then agree to do the same.