Only one child: A tragic report on China's one-child policy accidental injuries

Author: Yang Xiaosheng
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: According to expert estimates and incomplete statistics, there are 400,000 to 500,000 deaths among children under 15 in China each year due to accidental injuries. On average, 40 to 50 students in China die prematurely from accidents every day. These accidents include diseases, traffic accidents, fires, water-related incidents, suicides, and other misfortunes, all of which lurk in daily life and could strike at any moment. This book is the first comprehensive interview record in China's history on accidental injuries among only-children, and it is also a long-form reportage filled with emotional depth and a blend of passion and rationality.