Surrogacy not sole solution for infertility

The number of women conceiving at a relatively advanced age in China rose from 0.9 percent in 1995 to 10 percent in 2015 according to recent reports. But since 60 percent of the about 45 million women eligible to have a second child are more than 35 years old - with 50 percent of them being above 40 - many couples that can avail of the new family planning policy may be unable to have a second child.

To help the eligible couples to have a second child, some media reports have suggested that the regulations be changed to allow surrogacy.

But instead of allowing surrogacy, the government should invest more in scientific research to improve the level of assisted reproductive technology, so as to help eligible couples to have a second child.