The June issue of Adoptive Families magazine contains news of what is believed to be the first successful birthparent search by a Chinese adoptee. A Dutch couple has located their 10-year-old daughter’s birthparents. Jim and Wilma, who are withholding their last names, explained that their daughter’s persistent interest in her biological parents prompted them to tell their story to the media in Chongqing, the city where baby Elina was found. A couple came forward and DNA tests confirmed their biological parenthood of Elina. Child abandonment is illegal in China, and the birthparents said they walked from their village to Chongqing … Continue reading →