Ex-diving star Tian's second child spurs probe
By Cai Wenjun |
April 20, 2012, Friday
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AN investigation has been launched into whether two-time Olympic diving champion Tian Liang has violated China's one-child policy after his wife, Ye Yiqian, gave birth to a boy, their second child, in Hong Kong early this year.
Tian, who works at the Shaanxi Sports Bureau in central China's Shaanxi Province, could face expulsion from the government facility.
The bureau said late last week that Tian was removed from his position as vice director of the swimming administration center but wouldn't be sacked because his son was born in Hong Kong.
The comment sparked protest online, as people said Tian's second child was illegal and the bureau was protecting Tian, the 32-year-old "diving prince" who won two Olympic golds, three world titles and 15 World Cups before becoming a film and TV star.
The Shaanxi Province Population and Family Planning Commission is investigating whether Tian broke China's family-planning rules. Under the law, there are only a few conditions under which couples can have a second child.
Online, many people said that none of those conditions - such as both parents coming from one-child families themselves - applied in Tian's case.
The commission said that if a mainland couple not eligible for a second child had that child in Hong Kong, that would be a breach of the policy.
Concerned about the rising number of mainland couples delivering children overseas, the National Population and Family Planning Commission announced years ago that such practice was unlawful and couples would have to pay a fine if the child is raised in the mainland and lived there for 18 months in a two-year period.
The fine is set by each provincial region and varies around the mainland.
Tian, who works at the Shaanxi Sports Bureau in central China's Shaanxi Province, could face expulsion from the government facility.
The bureau said late last week that Tian was removed from his position as vice director of the swimming administration center but wouldn't be sacked because his son was born in Hong Kong.
The comment sparked protest online, as people said Tian's second child was illegal and the bureau was protecting Tian, the 32-year-old "diving prince" who won two Olympic golds, three world titles and 15 World Cups before becoming a film and TV star.
The Shaanxi Province Population and Family Planning Commission is investigating whether Tian broke China's family-planning rules. Under the law, there are only a few conditions under which couples can have a second child.
Online, many people said that none of those conditions - such as both parents coming from one-child families themselves - applied in Tian's case.
The commission said that if a mainland couple not eligible for a second child had that child in Hong Kong, that would be a breach of the policy.
Concerned about the rising number of mainland couples delivering children overseas, the National Population and Family Planning Commission announced years ago that such practice was unlawful and couples would have to pay a fine if the child is raised in the mainland and lived there for 18 months in a two-year period.
The fine is set by each provincial region and varies around the mainland.
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