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Despite law enforcers shutting down a surrogacy service in the capital last month, similar agencies are still providing the lucrative but illegal service in the city.
Hong Kong Fuchen Corporation is under investigation by the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau due to allegedly providing a surrogacy service, which is forbidden in China. It was raided by police on March 25, as part of a crackdown on the management of assisted reproductive technology.
"The case is still under investigation; it takes time to collect evidence and needs the cooperation of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau," said Ma Yanming, media officer of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau.
"Such crackdowns will be a consistent task for us, and the punishment for such law violations will become more severe to stop them from happening again," Ma said.
But according to a Global Times' undercover investigation on the surrogacy market in Beijing, although most agencies had stopped surrogacy services due to the government crackdown, some are still open for business.
"We can still provide a surrogacy service. The customer reception section, surrogate administration section, and...
Hong Kong Fuchen Corporation is under investigation by the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau due to allegedly providing a surrogacy service, which is forbidden in China. It was raided by police on March 25, as part of a crackdown on the management of assisted reproductive technology.
"The case is still under investigation; it takes time to collect evidence and needs the cooperation of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau," said Ma Yanming, media officer of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau.
"Such crackdowns will be a consistent task for us, and the punishment for such law violations will become more severe to stop them from happening again," Ma said.
But according to a Global Times' undercover investigation on the surrogacy market in Beijing, although most agencies had stopped surrogacy services due to the government crackdown, some are still open for business.
"We can still provide a surrogacy service. The customer reception section, surrogate administration section, and...