LI ZHENGQIN, after serving six months in prison for abusing her adoptive son, was welcomed by the boy and his biological mother at the gates of the prison in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, when she was released on Sunday. Rednet.cn said on Monday:

The case of child abuse has come to an end with the abused child's mother apologizing to her cousin, who abused the boy. However, the case deserves more reflection.

Even though child abuse is a serious crime, the biological mother knelt down and apologized to her cousin because she feared her cousin wouldn't look after her son any more, and her cousin's situation is far better than her own.

The most important issue is how to take care of the child and protect him from being hurt again in the future.

Therefore, we should reflect on the adoption system in China, and learn from the experience of some foreign countries that deal with such cases efficiently, with the government stepping in to take care of children abused by their adoptive parents.

We should also take into account the personalities and characters of the adopting parents when evaluating whether they are suitable to be foster parents.

But above all, there should be zero tolerance for abuse of children.