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Xu Aixi, 46, holds her granddaughter, Xu Jiale, while she plays with her older brother Li Saite, at a market in Haikou, the capital of the island province of Hainan, in China. In a country riddled with gender imbalances created by the one-child policy and a culturally ingrained preference for boys, Xu Aixi says she loves both her grandchildren equally, though is relieved that her family line will continue as a result of her grandson