A Chinese billionaire is accused of turning children into commodities—and the United States may be enabling it.
Xu Bo, a Chinese tech billionaire, allegedly has over 100 children conceived through surrogacy living in the United States. His ex-girlfriend claims the number is far higher—more than 300 children—something Xu disputes, saying it is a stretch and that it is “just a little over 100.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, Xu’s company Duoyi Network publicly denied the 300-child claim in a previous Weibo post, stating that Xu had “only a little over 100 children.”
The company later pushed back again. On Tuesday, Duoyi Network accused the Journal of misinformation, saying the news agency had “deliberately confused the facts and fabricated false information.” The company clarified that only 12 of the 100-plus children were born on U.S. soil.
But even Xu’s own account raises disturbing questions.
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As reported by the Journal, many of these children are allegedly living together in a home in Irvine, California, cared for by nannies. According to Xu’s former partner, the situation may be far worse than acknowledged.
She further noted that the 300 children do not have household registration, and the number is not exaggerated; instead, it “might even be undercounted.”
The Journal reports that some wealthy Chinese clients now view Elon Musk—who has 14 children—as a model, aspiring to “forge an unstoppable family dynasty.”
This mentality treats children not as human beings, but as assets.
And the data shows this is part of a growing pattern. A study by researchers at Emory University, published last year, found that the number of surrogate situations involving intended foreign parents more than quadrupled, rising from 780 in 2014 to 3,240 in 2021.
The United States has become a global surrogacy hub—largely because the industry here is loosely regulated, making it easy for wealthy foreigners to exploit legal loopholes, vulnerable women, and innocent children.
Children are not a “right,” a number to a “dynasty,” or a future employee. Children are a gift from God, intended to be loved and nurtured—not a future business venture.
The surrogacy industry often preys on low-income women, paying them to place their bodies at serious risk. Surrogacy pregnancies are far more risky than natural pregnancies, yet the industry minimizes these risks while profiting from them. Once the baby is born, the child is intentionally separated from the only person they have ever known.
That isn’t compassion. It’s treating people like products.
Yes, not every surrogacy case involves a billionaire attempting to create a legacy. Some people may have sincere intentions. But good intentions do not automatically make an action morally right—especially when that action treats women as a business deal and children as products to be acquired.
This case exposes an uncomfortable truth: when reproduction becomes a transaction, human dignity is always the first casualty.
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