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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kim Tong-Hyung and Claire Galofaro

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

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Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that adoption agencies were aggressively competing for kids, pressuring mothers and bribing hospitals, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found.

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