中国终止了国际收养方案,只允许血亲例外。 China ends international adoption program, allowing exceptions only for blood relatives.

自1990年代以来,中国正式结束了国际收养计划,为成千上万儿童的收养提供了便利。 China has officially ended its international adoption program, which facilitated the adoption of tens of thousands of children since the 1990s. 新政策立即生效,只允许收养子女的血亲或继子女例外。 The new policy, effective immediately, allows exceptions only for blood relatives adopting children or stepchildren. 这一决定引起了许多申请待决的美国家庭的关切,因为美国国务院要求澄清在中国出生率不断下降的情况下其影响。 This decision raises concerns for many American families with pending applications, as the U.S. State Department seeks clarification on its implications amid declining birth rates in China.