China - Orphanage Opens Doors To Reporters

(8 Jan 1996) T/I: 11:16:58 GS 10:44:02
Shanghai's largest orphanage opened its doors to foreign journalists on Monday (8/1) in an attempt to quash allegations it has allowed hundreds of orphans to die, but declined to provide figures to disprove the charges. Some two dozen foreign reporters were given a guided tour of the Shanghai Children's Welfare Institute, walking through room after
room full of children playing with colourful toys under the watchful eyes of orphanage staff.
SHOWS
SHANGHAI, CHINA 8/1
00:00 Tilt down from facade of building to entrance
00:08 Main plate: Shanghai Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled
Children
00:11 WS news conference with journalists
00:14 CU Chinese man conducting news conference
00:18 MS journalists at news conference
00:20 WS cots in ward, piped music
00:29 CU child in high chair, PAN around to reveal other people
and woman playing with child in background
00:40 Woman playing with two babies - puts one in chair, piped
music
00:50 MS small boy receiving physiotherapy on roller
00:53 Boy on examining table having leg manipulated by doctor
01:00 Laughing boy slides down slide
01:03 CU young child having hands clapped together
01:09 WS playroom various children in high chairs and playing
01:20 ENDS
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[@brittanybrower6651]

Of course they cleaned up for the reporters

[@laurenmalcom5117]

That’s what I thought

[@lindataylorharris21]

All the children need the adoption process to become faster and less costly. The cost of traveling and staying for a week or longer is very costly and with the high adoption fees keep so many Americans from being able to adopt one or two adorable daughters or sons or perhaps a son and a daughter into one family.!

[@nandarani975]

If adoptation is so cheap. Girls will be taken / sold for salvery, raised to be prostitute. I have seen it in Indian Crime Patrol. Let it be expensive. They are safe in orphanage or with loving family who give up their savings just to adopt.

[@user-dm1qj5fr3r]

Por favor. Yo se que es un holfanato pero los bebés deben ser bien tratados. La cabecita de uno de ellos dió muchas vueltas sin apoyo. 😢😮

[@user-fx1pv7ph2q]

e duro é traumático al princípio. ver tantos ninos abandonados. muito triste isso e uma visitante. arrastou. um bb. pelo braço para centar. 🤔🙆😔💔😭😭

[@mushios]

I can tell you the babies that were flopping. You know why they were flipping? Because they hadn’t had any human interaction other than bottle and super changes since they were born.
They are deprived of emotion connection and human touch. It’s so dehumanizing.

[@mariewatson1926]

Those kids dnt look like they are happy
Looks fake
They have a look of neglect and very little time n love spent on them
Looks fake to me

[@kel2700]

They have like 5 layer of clothes on.

[@scarlettgallegos5812]

China no longer allows adoptions.

[@maureenkonopka8087]

I I 9 ft

[@bethstephey6026]

If ya want a baby by the time the process goes through they're not babies anymore!

[@trinasmith7276]

Lies