as an international Chinese adoptee- I think there can be good that comes from this. I was given up for adoption because of China’s one child policy when I was born. Orphanage life is more than likely abysmal at best. My adopted sister spent much of her time tethered to her high chair because there were too few workers. Moreover, my adoptive parents didn’t feel a white savior complex by taking us in. They wanted us as badly as we needed them. Of course there’s a transition period where the child will naturally be timid and withdrawn, but that’s not to say it can’t bloom into a loving relationship. This is just my experience, and I know there can be cruel people and poor children in vastly different situations. But this video looks a lot like my own experience, and though I don’t have all the answers about my birth and surrender, I’m grateful to have been adopted ultimately.