{
  "id": 7249696,
  "title": "How did US woman became surrogate for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo? Here's all we know about the surrogacy network",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/how-did-us-woman-became-surrogate-for-chinese-billionaire-xu-bo-heres",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T05:15:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/how-did-us-woman-became-surrogate-for-chinese-billionaire-xu-bo-heres-all-we-know-about-the-surrogacy-network-101789355696629.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US woman, known as \"Judy\" for her privacy, became the surrogate for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo after finding a surrogacy advertisement on Instagram. She was promised a payment of $120,000, which seemed like an opportunity to build a better life for herself and her daughter. However, Judy later discovered that she was connected to Xu Bo, who is accused of fathering numerous children through US surrogacy arrangements. She expressed her concerns about the transparency of the process, questioning if the intended parents provided enough information to the surrogates. Xu Bo, a video game executive with a history of having many children through surrogacy, has denied these claims. The US commercial surrogacy industry is largely unregulated, leaving vulnerable women unaware of important details before entering agreements. Critics argue that the industry's lack of regulation allows women to be exploited without proper safeguards.",
  "summary": "A news investigation has revealed surrogacy oversight after a woman carried child for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo.",
  "key_points": [
    "Judy, a US woman, became surrogate for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo",
    "Xu Bo accused of fathering multiple children through US surrogacy",
    "Commercial surrogacy industry largely unregulated, vulnerable women at risk"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This case highlights the risks of exploitation in the US commercial surrogacy industry due to its lack of regulation, which leaves women like Judy vulnerable to entering agreements without full information.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}