Video of Chinese boy crying in snow sparks uproar
A home video showing a four-year-old Chinese boy being forced by his parents to run almost naked through the snow in bitterly cold New York has sparked an online uproar in China.
File illustration photo shows people playing in the snow in Manhattan, New York. A home-filmed video showing a 4-year-old Chinese boy being forced by his parents to run almost naked through the snow in New York has gone viral and sparked an online uproar.
He Liesheng told AFP he was only trying to train his son to be strong and manly, but the footage has ignited debate about the tough parenting style for which China became known after Amy Chua's book "Tiger Mother".
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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