How can we explain the apparent dichotomy of a culture that has so many children who live without families, and a culture that has been known to historically value itıs children?

In the past decade China has presented to the world a culture that has seemed on the decline of valuing its children. With human rights activists paving the way for the betterment of orphanages, and treatment of children living within these facilities, it seems that more and more Chinese children are losing their right to grow up in the loving and supportive atmosphere that parental guidance may offer. In addition, with the "one-child" policy in effect, extra children often bare the brunt of being born to families who forego taking care of them in order to hold on to the governmental benefits that come with having only one child. If the Chinese people are putting extreme value on the children that will be their future, it seems that the number of children living without families would be on the decline. However, if the Chinese are losing their appreciation and value of the Chinese child, then it would conclude a rise in the number of children living without families. For a culture that has so valued its children historically, it is imperative that we better understand if, and why there has been a decline in the value of the Chinese child over the last decade.