PUBLIC DUTY TRIUMPHS OVER PRIVATE GRIEF

Only two things worry Jiang Min these days; whether her 7-year-old son will sleep well in his own bedroom, and working out the best primary school for him to attend.

Zheng Jing is not Jiang's first child, but it is the first time the 38-year-old has dealt with this sort of parenting problem. She feels as inexperienced as any other greenhorn mother.

"I always felt it was too early for him (to sleep on his own) and was worried that he would be reluctant. But on the contrary, I'm unable to sleep well without him," she said.