Popular actress’ return of surrogate mother…”Life is not a product” Balcak in China

Chinese actress Jung Shuang (right) and former partner Zhang Heng (left) are controversial over the surrogate mother’s case. [웨이보 캡처]

The controversy is growing as suspicion that a famous Chinese celebrity went to the United States and tried to give birth on a proxy and returned to Korea. The controversial protagonist is Jung Sup (30), an actress who is also well known in Korea for the drama “Miami Il So Heung Kyung-seong (微微一笑很傾城, Little Smile Beauty)”. She moved to the U.S. in 2019 with TV producer Jang Hung (張恒).

The case was revealed on the 18th by Zhang Heng on the Chinese version of Weibo, “I have been staying in the United States for over a year to take care of two young and innocent young lives.” done. After hiring two surrogate mothers, they broke up before the baby was born, and Zhang Shuang returned to Korea.

In response, Chinese netizens criticized the birth of illegal surrogate mothers and’disrupted’ and demanded that Jung Shuang exit the entertainment industry. Prada, an Italian luxury brand that signed Jeong Shuang as an exclusive model, canceled the contract with her on the 19th when the stock price plummeted due to criticism, Hong Myungbo reported on the 20th.

Jeong Shuang went on to counter. She explained to Weibo on the 19th, “This is a very sad and personal situation,” and “We did not violate the state’s directives in China and respected all laws and regulations abroad.” However, he did not mention the birth and dismissal of a surrogate mother.

Chinese popular actress Jeong Shuang. [웨이보 캡처]

Along with the revelation of Zhang Heng, the U.S. birth certificates of a boy born on December 19, 2019 and a girl born on January 4, 2020, known as the children of Jeong Shuang were also released. Also, at the time of separation, the two couples and both parents quarreled over the fetus, and even a recorded file was leaked saying, “The two children are 7 months old, so I can’t separate them.

Chang Hung and two children exposed the case of surrogate mother dismissal [장헝 웨이보]

As the excommunication grew, the Chinese authorities also came out. China Central Broadcasting (CC-TV) published a review on Weibo on the 19th, saying, “It is difficult to tolerate both laws and morals.” CC-TV said, “A popular star is under suspicion of being a surrogate mother, and a recording of’I can’t give birth, I can’t remove it, I’m going to die’ is getting public anger. It is difficult” he accused.

Judicial authorities also came out. On the 19th, the official Weibo of the Central Political Court, which directs the police, prosecutors, and courts in China, said, “The woman’s womb was used as a tool for childbirth, and the birth of life was traded like a commodity, He pointed out that it violated the rights and interests of the people and destroyed humanity and morality.” “Life is not a cold money transaction, nor is it an object that decides life or death at will. Parents cannot deny responsibility and duty,” he implied punishment.

The surrogate mother’s dismissal case is spreading in China as a demand for the abolition of the surrogate mother’s business. “The surrogate mother business is growing in the gray area due to legal loopholes and market demands,” said Gao Mingwe, a lawyer in Shanghai. “Intermediaries seek surrogate mothers abroad and arrange visas for customers. It is providing medical equipment for patients,” he revealed to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP). “There are some people who think that it is illegal to give birth to a surrogate mother in China, so they can go abroad legally. China is a country where women and children are still trafficked. It will be a disaster.”

Lee Jong-seok (left) and Jeong Sup from the Korean-Chinese drama’Jade Man and Woman (20200′). [웨이보 캡처]

Jeong Shuang is from the Beijing Film Academy, which is a top star academy in China. It was well known in Korea by appearing in the Korean-Chinese drama’Jade Lovers (2020)’ with Korean male actor Lee Jong-seok.

Beijing = correspondent Shin Kyungjin [email protected]