Overview
- Duoyi Network said reports overstated the U.S. births, accusing the Wall Street Journal of fabricating details and asserting that only 12 of Xu Bo’s more than 100 children were born in the United States.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Xu, 48, built a large family through American surrogacy and verified posts in which he described seeking at least 50 sons and mused about his children marrying Elon Musk’s, claims Duoyi disputes.
- Judge Amy Pellman in Los Angeles rejected Xu’s 2023 petitions for parentage involving four unborn children and others born via surrogacy, leaving the legal status of many children unresolved.
- News coverage cites reports that some of the children stayed in an Irvine, California, home with nannies as paperwork was arranged, with Xu telling the court he intended to bring them to China.
- Federal scrutiny has increased as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security interviewed surrogates, a separate human‑trafficking probe in Los Angeles continues, and policymakers weigh limits on foreign nationals’ use of U.S. surrogacy alongside broader debates over birthright citizenship.