Pengpai News Senior Reporter Wang Xuanhui
On December 9, a screenshot of a document with the official seal of Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital entitled "Decision on the Exit of Zhou Xiang of the Children's Health Department and Developmental Behavior Pediatrics Department" (hereinafter referred to as the "Exit Decision") was circulated on social media. The expulsion decision disclosed that the deputy chief physician of the Children's Health Department of Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital Zhou Xiang concealed the truth about the "twins" from the mother and her family, and planned to secretly sell one of the babies to others after giving birth, and was convicted of child trafficking.
. The official seal of Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital was rumored to be stamped with the official seal of Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital and the screenshot of the document entitled "Decision on the Exit of Zhou Xiang of the Children's Health Department and Developmental Behavior Pediatric Department"
In the afternoon of the same day, The Paper learned from the staff of the Nanning Intermediate People's Court that the case does exist. Staff from Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital also told The Paper that Zhou Xiang has not come to work for several months.
The above-mentioned expulsion decision stated that Zhou Xiang (born in 1971) and others have been engaged in illegal surrogacy business activities in Nanning City since 2019. Zhou Xiang concealed the truth about the "twins" from the mother and her family by modifying the B-ultrasound order. After giving birth, he planned to secretly sell one of the babies to others and has collected a deposit from others to purchase the babies. Zhou Xiang and others stole infants and young children for the purpose of betraying, and their behavior constituted the crime of trafficking in children. On April 14, 2022, the Xingning District People's Court of Nanning City, Guangxi sentenced Zhou Xiang to six years in prison, a fine of 20,000 yuan, and recovered the illegal income of 70,000 yuan. On October 23, 2022, the Nanning Intermediate People's Court rejected Zhou Xiang's appeal and upheld the original judgment.
expulsion decision stated that Zhou Xiang, as a staff member of public institution, was guilty of trafficking in children. His behavior violated national laws and was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment in accordance with the law. According to relevant regulations, the Maternal and Child Health Hospital decided to expel Zhou Xiang. The expulsion decision is signed on November 29, 2022.
The Paper found that there was indeed a deputy chief physician of Zhou Xiang in the Children's Health Department of Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, and some medical commercial websites also have relevant information.
htmlOn the afternoon of the 9th, when The Paper logged into the official website of Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, she noticed that Zhou Xiang’s name was no longer on the list of children’s health doctors. The reporter contacted the Children's Health Department of Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital. The staff of the department said that Zhou Xiang had not come to work for several months and was unknown for the specific reason.Staff of the Publicity Department of the Guangxi Autonomous Region Health Commission said that they did not understand the situation and suggested to understand the situation from the unit involved. The Paper called the hospital's publicity department provided by the hospital's duty operator, but it has not been connected.
Staff of the Integrated Media Center of Xingning District People's Court of Nanning City said that they do not know the situation of the case yet and need to check it out. Staff of the Nanning Intermediate People's Court's filing court told The Paper that there is indeed this case and the specific verdict is not convenient to disclose.
According to upstream news, staff from Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital said that Zhou Xiang has been taken away by relevant departments to assist in the investigation for a long time. In May this year, the official website of Nanning Municipal Justice Bureau issued a notice on this matter.
At noon on December 9, The Paper search found that on May 5, 2022, the Nanning Municipal Justice Bureau reported relevant cases with the title "Nanning Illegal Surrogacy Activities Exposed Regulatory Looplets and Comprehensively Rule the City in accordance with the Law", which mentioned "Zhou Xiang".
In this article, the Nanning Municipal Justice Bureau pointed out that the Xingning District Court of Nanning City concluded a case of child trafficking by the defendants Pan Qifeng and Zhou Xiang, and found that the defendants Pan Qifeng and Zhou Xiang were presenting many foreign women in Nanning City to carry out illegal surrogacy business activities.
At 5 pm on December 9, this article on the Internet could no longer be found.
The Paper searched in judgment document and found that two names "Pan Qifeng" and "Zhou Xiang" appeared in a judgment document, and the two are husband and wife. "Zhou Xiang" in this verdict was also born in February 1971.
The judgment shows that in November 2018, "Pan Qifeng" applied for a loan of 500,000 yuan from Guangxi Shangsi Rural Commercial Bank on the grounds that the funds for the construction of Rapid Eucalyptus were insufficient. After conducting a pre-loan investigation, the bank believed that it met the loan conditions and used "Pan Qifeng"'s real estate as a mortgage guarantee, and "Zhou Xiang" assumed the joint repayment responsibility. However, "Pan Qifeng" and "Zhou Xiang" never returned the loan and were sued by the bank to demand repayment. In the end, the court ruled that the two people would repay the loan.
Pengpai News query China National Knowledge Infrastructure found that Zhou Xiang of Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital has published 6 articles in academic journal , all of which are related to infants and young children, including "Early Intervention of High-risk Children Age 0-3 Years Age 0", "Epidemiological Survey of Enuresis in Children Aged 5-6 Years Age 2", "Analysis of the Results of Children's Development Screening in Nanning Community June-December", etc.
This issue is edited by Zou Shan