Two boys stand in the doorway of their playroom at an orphanage ont he outskirts of Beijing. The rules for adopting and handling abandoned infants in China have become tougher. Photo: AFP Two boys stand in the doorway of their playroom at an orphanage ont he outskirts of Beijing. The rules for adopting and handling abandoned infants in China have become tougher. Photo: AFP
Two boys stand in the doorway of their playroom at an orphanage ont he outskirts of Beijing. The rules for adopting and handling abandoned infants in China have become tougher. Photo: AFP
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China to place ban on private orphan shelters

Ernest Kao
Ernest Kao

Updated: 2:26pm, 18 Jun, 2013

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Two boys stand in the doorway of their playroom at an orphanage ont he outskirts of Beijing. The rules for adopting and handling abandoned infants in China have become tougher. Photo: AFP Two boys stand in the doorway of their playroom at an orphanage ont he outskirts of Beijing. The rules for adopting and handling abandoned infants in China have become tougher. Photo: AFP
Two boys stand in the doorway of their playroom at an orphanage ont he outskirts of Beijing. The rules for adopting and handling abandoned infants in China have become tougher. Photo: AFP
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