Part of an interview of Ai Weiwei with Chen Guangcheng. LifeNews:
Ai Weiwei: There is a huge industrial chain – every area has a family planning office and a control department. The system is a massive employer.
Chen Guangcheng: Yes. And it’s not just about employment: there are wider economic interests as well. There were 130,000 forced sterilisations and abortions. This has created an industry, the income from which is extremely high. Over 60 million people are affected by this policy – your neighbours, for example. If you have violated family planning and become pregnant and they cannot find you, your neighbours in a 50-metre radius will be arrested. In other words, they will use your house as the centre of a 50-metre circle, arresting at least five other households. Read more here.
