On the eve of Chinese New Year, photos of a father and daughter traveling to see her grandparents have gone viral ”“ picked up by dozens of blogs and media outlets worldwide.
Seen waiting together in Beijing Capital International Airport, Chen Yen has handcuffed himself to his little girl to ensure she is not kidnapped for use as a future bride.
“I saw a warning by police on the TV to take care as traffickers and pickpockets would be out stealing in the holiday rush,” said Mr. Chen according to reporting by The Daily Mail. “I don’t care about pickpockets, but I do care very much about losing my daughter.”
China has only its own rulers to blame. They instituted a one-child policy that had parents aborting and committing infanticide on girl babies so they could have the boy as their only child. That and state-forced abortions for those unfortunate mothers who got pregnant a second time. What a bitter harvest.