A New Law in China Requires People to Visit Their Elderly Parents?

In December, the Chinese government passed a new law called the Law of Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Aged. It went into effect on Monday. Chinese people were already required by law to make sure their elderly parents' physical needs were met. Now, it's ALSO illegal to ignore their elderly parents' need for COMPANIONSHIP. Specifically, the law says that adults who don't live with their parents must, quote, "visit or greet them frequently." That's right, starting Monday, if you don't visit your parents often enough in China, you're BREAKING the LAW. The law doesn't say how often you need to visit, but if a parent feels like they're being neglected, they can FILE a COMPLAINT. A mediator then decides if the law has been broken.

Culled from Hot100.5