In early August, China’s National Bureau of Senior Affairs released the New 24 Filial Exemplars, which not only shows how the dynamics of family and of the parent-child relationship have changed in China, but also subtly tells a story of modern China as it is today.

The family of the woman who was forced to abort a 7-month-old baby was labeled as “traitors” by villagers hired by local government for accepting interviews by foreign press. only days after China Daily called lower-level Party cadres to mind the international implications of their handling of domestic issues.

To maintain low birth rate and meet statistic requirements, local family planning officials in China’s countryside have tried their best to come up with catchy slogans. Here is a sample of these promotion slogans.

Tianya, China’s most active BBS, started a discussion yesterday, calling for people to share their stories of how they’ve survived forced abortions under China’s one-child policy.