China couple abandon their young children at hotel after dispute, spark heated debate

A Chinese couple who left their young children at a hotel following a fight have ignited a heated discussion over how to punish irresponsible parents.The Beijing Chaoyang district police posted on January 22 that they received a phone call from a man who claimed to have been looking after his friends’ two children at a hotel.The children, a seven-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, had been abandoned by their parents after the couple had a fight during a family trip to Beijing.Both parents reportedly considered looking after their children as a sign that they had lost the fight, so they ended up leaving the city without them.The two children pictured with officers in the back of a police car. Photo: SohuTheir friend called the police, saying he was forced to look after the children on their behalf and he could not get in touch with them.