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Some families will actually kill the infant if it is a girl upon birth in hopes of eventually raising a child.

Where do you get this information? I've lived in China for ten years now, and in fact, people actually would rather have a girl. Chinese tradition holds that the husband must provide a "dowry" for the wife and her family. Modern times have made the dowry a diamond ring, house, car, and money to burn. Anyone who understands economics can understand that having a daughter is more cost efficient for a family...

I'll try to dig up some sources and post them for you.

Over the years it has been widely reported that the policy of 1 child per family was causing this to take place. Especially in areas where families got by on manual labor. In addition, you can assess the truth based upon the current proportion of men to women in China.

According to a 1992 survey, the sex ratio of newborns was 118 males for every 100 females. These statistics indicate what the world had already speculated, that there is a great amount of female infanticide occurring in China. Although the Chinese government is not willing to give too many details in response to these accusations, countless reports prove that they have merit.

Sex-selection Abortions in China Cause Population Skew BEIJING, Oct 17 (AFP) - China's preference for baby boys has created a strong gender skew with around 118 male births for every 100 female births, demography experts warned Friday. "The male sex preference in China is clearly established with 118 or 119 male birth for 100 female births," said Caroline Hoy, a demographer from Dundee University. She said a survey of migrant workers carried out in Beijing in 1994 put the skew higher, at an average 139 male births for 100 female births. For those women who had given birth before moving to Beijing for work, the figure was even higher at 159 male births.

China Uses Abortion as Female Genocide

Anyway, you can do a further search via google if you like, there are literally hundreds of sources.