China short on babies?

One of the reasons for the tighter restrictions for Chinese adoptions is a shortage of adoptable babies.

Here is a clip from a news story:

"The Shanghai Population and Family Planning Commission predicted that 131,000 babies will be born in the city this year, up from 123,901 last year. This number will rise to about 137,000 next year and peak in 2015 at 160,000.

City officials are concerned that this baby boom will trigger a spate of generational social problems, such as over-crowding in schools and in the job markets, problems that could stay active for several decades.

(Shanghai Daily November 8, 2006)"

I tend to believe that if many of this babies are girls, they will be abandoned. That means there will still be many babies that need a loving home.