US EditionWhy Are Chinese Billionaires Using US Surrogates to Build Mega-Families?
Wealthy Chinese clients use US surrogacy to bypass family limits and pursue dynastic ambitions, with 41% of international surrogacy clients from China, researchers found.
- In recent years, affluent Chinese individuals, including some billionaires, have used U.S. surrogacy to build unusually large families, enabled by California's permissive laws and a transnational fertility industry.
- China's one‑child policy drove early surrogacy demand to avoid penalties, but motivations shifted toward dynasty-building, with some elite clients recruiting diverse egg donors and emulating Elon Musk.
- Researchers at Emory University found 3,240 surrogacy cycles for foreign parents between 2014–2019, with agencies earning $40,000–$50,000 per arrangement and costs reaching nearly $50K per child.
- Court records show children born via U.S. surrogacy face legal uncertainty despite following procedures, Los Angeles County family court US Judge Amy Pellman denied a petition, while federal probes involve FBI and DHS.
- Senator Rick Scott introduced a bill last month to ban Chinese nationals from U.S. surrogacy, while President Donald Trump issued an executive order narrowing birthright citizenship now under Supreme Court review.
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Chinese Billionaire Tried To Build US-Born Baby Empire As Overseas Elites Turn To American Surrogates
From the Daily Caller News Foundation By Melissa O’Rourke A growing number of ultra-wealthy Chinese nationals are turning to U.S. surrogates to have children on American soil, taking advantage of America’s largely unregulated market and birthright citizenship, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. In one such case, Chinese video game billionaire Xu Bo has sought parental rights for at least four unborn children in Los Angeles, having alread…
In the United States, a new large business, rich Chinese, provides surrogate maternity services and child rearing services, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. There are cases in which businessmen have taken up dozens of children in this way — and never even met them in person. The Medusa repeats the main part of this publication.
Chinese Billionaires Fuel U.S. Surrogacy Boom, Raising Legal and National Security Concerns.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A Chinese billionaire’s surrogacy plans involving dozens of U.S.-born children were scrutinized in a Los Angeles courtroom.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Xu Bo, a Chinese billionaire, Judge Amy Pellman, and various surrogates and nannies.WHEN & WHERE: The issue has been ongoing since at least 2023.KEY QUOTE: “The boss does not accept interview requests from anyone for any purpose.” – Xu’s company representativeIMPACT: The discovery…
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