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Why China Is Ordering Adult Children to Visit Their Parents
Pay
a visit to Grandma and Grandpa—or else they’ll see you in court. In
China, a new law went into effect on Monday requiring people to care for
their elderly parents, with provisions calling for children to see them
regularly, or at least call on the phone. The law is intended “to
protect the lawful rights and interests of parents aged 60 and older,
and to carry on the Chinese virtue of filial piety,” the official China Daily newspaper reports,
and the legislation gives seniors leverage to use on offspring.
“Parents whose children live apart from them and fail to visit regularly
can ask for mediation or file a lawsuit,” the newspaper says.
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