I was hoping I wouldn't have to tell the girls this, but boys are the social security system for Chinese parents. They are only allowed to have one child, and if it is a girl, the mother immediately smashes its brains out against the nearest rock. The alternative, would be to have no one to care for them in their old age, this is why males outnumber females, in fact, it has become difficult for men to find women to marry. juan, you are close to my age, what has happened to the everyday knowledge concerning China that we got on a regular basis. There are times when I think the younger crowd actually believes China is some kind of misunderstood democracy. I can't imagine that our Korean war vets would make that mistake, all they would remember were the human wave attacks that overran their positions, and men would be fighting with bayonets, entrenching tools, or rifle butts in order to survive. Gouge their eyes out, spit in their faces, kick em between the legs, anything to live for one more breath. Now, China is this enlightened country that Hillary Clinton had to make condemnatory speechs about concerning its treatment of female babies. When did people stop learning about other countries?