[MissyAmomChina]

Hi,

I can say that while the Chinese government is reporting there are less available healthy children to be adopted--there are glimpses that indicate that may not be true. (Yet I readily admit that since the number of orphanages, number of abandoments etc is something China never discloses with anyone). I know of charitable organizations that are seeing as many children as there have been in the past. I know our daughter's SWI recently moved to a larger facility due to increased number of children (NSN children). I know our agency director was recently at an SWI where there were over 90 toddlers/babies who were NSN--and that SWI was submitting 3 children's paperwork to the CCAA.

With mortality rates still high in SWI's, I find the concept of a government "with the best interest of the children" a bit difficult to believe. I personally feel that China has agreed to release x number of children per year for international adoption--and even if the demand triples, they choose to release the same number of children. Ultimately, that's their right to do so. However, like many of us here, as a parent to a beautiful child from China and connecting with so many families like ours---it's heartbreaking to know children are not going to be able to have families when so many homes are waiting for them.

I can't say I've followed the posts about saying negative thing about the Chinese government vs. the people super closely. However, I do think one can respect a culture, history and people and not think very much of their government. In fact, I can say I have similiar feelings about our own country.

Take care,
Melissa