Hollywood playwright Mark Brown (L) holds his daughter Michayla adopted from China, during a gathering held at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the United States, March 11, 2006. The Browns adopted 14-month-old Michayla from central China's Henan Province in September 2005. The Chinese Consulate General hosted the party on March 11 for the US families adopting Chinese children in Greater Los Angeles. American families have adopted around 40,000 Chinese children in the past 10 years. [Xinhua Photo]

Hollywood playwright Mark Brown holds his daughter Michayla adopted from China, during a gathering held at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the United States, March 11, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

Hollywood playwright Mark Brown (L) and his wife hold their daughter Michayla adopted from China, during a gathering held at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the United States, March 11, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

Max Ellzey (1st R) and his wife pose with their children during a gathering held at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the United States, March 11, 2006. The twin girls Faith and Grace were adopted by the Ellzeys in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. [Xinhua Photo]

Max Ellzey (1st R) and his wife pose with their children during a gathering held at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the United States, March 11, 2006. The twin girls Faith and Grace were adopted by the Ellzeys in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. [Xinhua Photo]

Carolyn kisses her daughter Julia adopted from China, during a gathering held at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the United States, March 11, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

Three American mothers pose with three pairs of twin sisters adopted from China, during a gathering held at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles March 11, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

William Ellzey (R) helps his Chinese sister to put on a shoe during a gathering held at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the United States, March 11, 2006. William's parents adopted the girl and her twin sister in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. [Xinhua Photo]