There is an email in my email box which Eng. Ehab forwarded yesterday, the title of it was ‘Sleeping Chinese‘. As Bernd said in his website, ‘They talk about “The Sleeping Giant”. About “The Birth of the New Super Power” or “The Awaken of the Red Dragon”. Very often with a strange kind of undertone, which is supposed to frighten us. The reality looks definitely more peaceful.’ This is a real world, I hope they all are well, at least their children can have a better life than us. Following is also a copy from VOA news letter.

**中国农民工子女留守农村缺失亲情**

调查显示，在中国，由于父母外出打工而留守农村的儿童，数量达到5800万人以上，平均每4个农村儿童当中就有1个多留守儿童。专家认为，亲情缺失是农村留守儿童面临的一个突出问题。

近二三十年来，随著中国现代化进程的推进，已有1亿4千万农村劳动力进入城市打工，并由此造成了一个特殊而又庞大的儿童群体–农村留守儿童。最新研究显示， 0到17岁的留守儿童占中国儿童总数的21.72%，而在全部农村儿童当中，留守儿童的比例高达28.29%。

在北京打工的小王说：“我们村里的儿童，基本上没有父母全在家的，全部是跟奶奶、爷爷。我们吧，还是像是单亲的。有的是爸爸、妈妈都出去了，特别是现在，过完春节以后，都走了。”

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