Child Abuse on The Rise in Guangdong – Qiu Quanlin

From China Daily:

The mental and physical abuse of minors is widespread and growing in South China’s Guangdong Province, a recent survey suggested.

More than half of the children in Guangdong had suffered physical abuse at the hands of their parents and 44 per cent had been insulted mentally by teachers, according to the survey by the Children’s Department of the Guangdong Provincial Women’s Federation.

…The survey of more than 1,200 children and 274 parents indicated that more than half of the parents interviewed were of this view. [Full Text]