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Yes. Surrogacy is banned in China. Banned since 2001. One 2025 bust ended in $25 million in fines.
2001 Ministry of Health ART measures bar medical institutions and staff from any form of surrogacy; two Changsha agencies fined ~178m yuan (~$25m), 18 people penalised (Sixth Tone, 26 Aug 2025).
Source: MoH ART Measures 2001
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