Celebrity scandal triggers debate on surrogacy By YANG WANLI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-02-01 08:30 Share
Case attracts billions of social media views
A surrogacy scandal involving a leading Chinese actress has triggered billions of views on a major social media platform.
The case, which netizens labeled the most interesting topic to discuss over a cup of tea , centers on Zheng Shuang, 29, who is accused by her ex-boyfriend Zhang Heng of abandoning two children born to surrogate mothers in the United States.
The scandal had attracted more than 20 billion views as of Wednesday on Sina Weibo, with many people voicing shock.
A popular actress suspected of abandoning her two children born through surrogate pregnancies has crossed an ethical line not only as an actress, but also as an ordinary citizen, a discipline organization of the television industry said on Friday.