Pt 2: Chinese Mothers - We talk to Xinran, a Chinese writer who has documented the heart-breaking choices many Chinese women have made because of the country's one-child policy.

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PART TWO

Chinese Mothers - Xinran

We started this segment with a poem by a Chinese writer named Xinran. It reflects the longing that many Chinese mothers feel for the daughters who are no longer part of their lives. China's one-child policy has had a devastating impact on Chinese girls.

But it has also left many Chinese women facing heart-breaking decisions about the daughters who are born to them. Xinran has collected some of those stories in a new book, called Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love. Xinran was in London, England.

Related Links:

• Mothers in China: Sobs on the night breeze - The Economist
• Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother Review by Hilary Spurling - Financial Times

Other segments from today's show:

• Women's Work & the State of Feminism
• Women & Political Upheaval