Chronology of China's Top Star Scandal Zheng Shuang, Allegedly Neglecting Two Children Born from Surrogate Mother

The name Zheng Shuang is currently being discussed by netizens in China and various countries. She is suspected of neglecting her two children who are at risk of being taken by an orphanage. For those who are curious, here's the chronology of the story.

It is known that Zheng Shuang dated Zhang Heng in 2013 but broke up a year later. In 2018, they dated again and went to the United States together. It is rumored that they secretly got married there.

Zheng Shuang and Zhang Heng then decided to have a child by hiring a surrogate mother in the US. So Zheng Shuang and Zhang Heng's seeds were entrusted to another woman's womb. They even hired two surrogate mothers at the same time. The fertilization in both fetuses differed by 15 days.

When the pregnancies of the two surrogate mothers reached 7 months, Zheng Shuang and Zhang Heng decided to separate. Since then, Zheng Shuang no longer wants anything to do with the two children in the surrogate mother's womb. However, Zheng Shuang's name is registered in the documents.

Both babies were finally born with a 15-day difference. Zhang Heng then decided to take care of the two children. Because the children were born in the US through a surrogate mother, they also have American citizenship. Therefore, Zhang Heng is willing to stay in that country.

Unfortunately, Zhang Heng's residence permit will expire in June 2021. In order to extend his stay in the United States and obtain permission to take care of his two children who are American citizens, Zhang Heng needs the signature of Zheng Shuang, whose name is recorded as the mother in the official documents. Zheng Shuang's signature is also required for the children's passport application.

Unfortunately, Zheng Shuang refuses to provide the signature because she wants nothing to do with the two children. As a result, Zhang Heng is at risk of deportation and the children, who do not have passports, may be handed over to a social welfare institution or adopted by someone else.

This case has gained more attention when audio recordings of conversations between Zheng Shuang and her parents, as well as Zhang Heng's parents, were leaked on the internet. The recordings took place when Zheng Shuang was going through a divorce with Zhang Heng.

In the recording, Zheng Shuang's parents suggested that the baby conceived by the surrogate mother should be aborted. But Zheng Shuang said that their pregnancy had reached 7 months. Zheng Shuang's parents asked for the children to be adopted. They also asked Zheng Shuang to have no involvement with the children.

Because of this scandal, Zheng Shuang was criticized by fans and lost advertising contracts. Important organizations in China also said that surrogacy is banned in their country. Even though it was done in the US, it doesn't mean that Zheng Shuang and Zhang Heng did not violate regulations.