U.S. surrogate for Chinese billionaire says she trusted agency, as questions arise
Summary
A surrogate mother working for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo, known for having many children, said she trusted her agency to protect her. Questions are now being raised about the business practices of the California-based surrogacy agency Patriot Conceptions and its CEO, Haotian Bai, who recently lost a fellowship at Stanford's Hoover Institution amid concerns about his background and the surrogacy industry.Key Facts
- Xu Bo, a Chinese billionaire, reportedly has over 100 children through surrogacy.
- The surrogate mother learned about the intended parent just before embryo transfer, after traveling to California.
- Patriot Conceptions is a surrogacy agency founded by Haotian Bai in 2019, serving many international clients, especially from China.
- Stanford's Hoover Institution cut ties with Bai, stating he misled them about his business.
- Bai served in the U.S. Army from 2013 to 2017 but did not deploy to Afghanistan as he had claimed.
- Bai has been involved in legal disputes related to his surrogacy businesses.
- The surrogacy industry in the U.S. attracts many foreign clients because commercial surrogacy is legal here but restricted in many other countries.
- Privacy concerns and irregular practices in the surrogacy industry have been highlighted by whistleblowers and investigative reports.
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