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Q: What you think about Law which requires Children to visit their parents or face Lawsuits
Here is the full news:
China has passed a law that requires adult children to visit their elderly parents or risk facing lawsuit.
The law does not specify how frequently such visits should occur, but warns that neglect could risk legal action.
Reports suggest a growing number of elderly Chinese have been abandoned or neglected by their offspring.
Newspapers in the country are full of such stories, or of tales of children trying to seize their parents' assets, or of old people dying unnoticed in their homes, the BBC reports.
According to the report, the dislocation of families has been exacerbated by China's one-child policy and a dramatic advance in life expectancy.
China has nearly 167 million people aged over 60, and one million above 80, the report added.
11 years 16 weeks ago in Relationships - China
Just another one to add to the list.
The elderly - never ending construction - pollution - poverty - corruption.......did I miss anything?
1. Be aware the BBC have an ongoing issue with reporting on China, they never miss a chance to report negatively on China, which is surprising given the BBCs left wing bias.
However, that said, I feel it's sad that it is felt that such a law is required although exactly how it's going to be enforced is difficult. I guess it's going to be another law on the statue book that everyone ignores. A bit like the new driving regulations / punishments due to come into effect on 1st Jan.
It's like bringing in a law saying you must love your mother, or look after your dog. How are they going to define 'frequent' and what about children now living overseas?
Scandinavian:
there should be a law saying you must look after your dog, neglecting an animal means suffering, an old person can bitch about it.
Hugh.G.Rection:
Sorry I don't believe in laws that tell someone how to behave so long as that behaviour doesn't harm anyone else.
Laws are for crimes, morals are for society and conscience.
It is utter bullshit. what is the fun in having your children visit you if they are forced to do so, way to improve family relations. of course the alternative would be that the government took care of the elderly, a task that would bankrupt the country.
Such a law does not take into account that the Chinese society is slowly moving out of the village and into city life. In the rest of the world, such transitions have meant alterations of family patterns.
How does it look with "UN Human Rights" glasses ?
Scandinavian:
actually maybe this is just a whack at the houku rules. if the government want people to stick to where they are registered, forcing them to return often might encourage them to find work closer to "home"
This sounds very Chinese. Isn't it already law to take care of your parents? This sort of just seems like the next step. I think very few people would sue their children like this, maybe it is mostly for show.
I think its a good thing that China doesn't really care to enforce most of its laws.
I think it is a moral obligation to care for parents and elders in general, rather than a legal obligation. At the end of the day you can't force someone to love their parents, so I believe it is better to use the time and resources to educate people on this matter instead of punishing them for neglect.
Wow! Once again with such high population, how will they enforce such a law. I do not agree the fact that the elderly are being abandoned but perhaps there's is another way.
It's idiotic. All I know is I'll have my wife change her name when she gets citizenship and her Canadian passport, cause if she goes to China she doesn't visit her horrible parents. So, if they filed suit she could be prevented from leaving.
It's also a way for the government to avoid its responsibility of paying for senior care so they can keep spending public money on baijiu and BMWs
