Review: “Baby” Shows the Aftermath of Chinese Harsh Policy
China has applied a one-child policy since the late ’70s to control its booming population. The country which is still ruled under the Communist Party strictly prohibit its citizen to raise more than one child per family in order to maintain its size. Sadly, this policy took a toll on the children welfare, as parents who gave birth to sickly and handicapped children chose to give them up to foster care. This phenomenon caught the attention of one Chinese director named Liu Jie who turned it into a screenplay for a movie titled “Baby”. “Baby” was starred by a popular Chinese actress named Yang Mi who played the role of Meng Jiang, an 18-year-old foster child who tried her best to save the lives of babies who bore the same faith as her. Meng Jiang, who was taken care of by an old lady since she was two, refused to move out of her parent’s house since she has become too attached to this family. The Chinese foster care institution has applied a rule which said every foster child who has reached 18-year-old must move out of their foster parent’s house, either by applying for a stable job or getting married. Meng Jiang who suffered a genetic disorder since she was a baby found it hard to find a job. As she suffered to make ends meet, she finally secured a position as a janitor in a hospital.