# China orders children to visit their aging parents

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**Created:** [July 3, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-orders-children-to-visit-their-aging-parents/662505 "2013-07-03T03:32:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-orders-children-to-visit-their-aging-parents/662505/1 "2013-07-03T03:32:56Z")

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“China has put into effect a law requiring grown children to visit their parents, though enforcement seems questionable…  
Solution: Let parents sue their ungrateful offspring.”

> **[China orders children to visit their aging parents](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/01/china-children/2480593/)**
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> China faces increasing difficulty in caring for its aging population.