China's unique human trafficking problem

Every nation has to deal with the horrifying issue of human trafficking in one way or another, but the nature of human trafficking in China is relatively unique. While China does have problems with kidnapping and sex trafficking, it also has a black market where women and children are sold and bought by desperate families by middlemen posing as matchmakers or pseudo-adoption agencies.What is the nature of the trafficking of children and women in China? How does this market interact with Chinese culture and Confucian society? How does the prevalence of social media affect how these cases are dealt with by authorities?Chapters00:00 Intro01:30 Background cases: Liu Xuezhou & Xiao Huamei10:30 Trafficking of Women24:30 Trafficking of Children32:00 Justice for victims in the social media age43:20 Next episode-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SourcesChild Trafficking in China, Quanbao Jiang and Jesús J. Sánchez-BarricarteChild trafficking in the Yunnan and Guangdong provinces of China, Songcai Yang , Ling Han & Yingxi BiEvidence of Son Preference in the Child Trafficking Market for Illegal Adoption in China, Wanru XiongFemale Perpetrators in Internal Child Trafficking in China: An Empirical Study, Anqi ShenMapping Trafficking of Women in China: Evidence from Court Sentences, Yiwei Xia, Yisu Zhou, Li Du & Tianji CaiMarriage Trafficking: Demand, Exploitation, and Conducive Contexts—A Study in China–Vietnam Border Areas, Xiaochen LiangEasy Prey: Illicit Enterprising Activities and the Trafficking of Vietnamese Women in China, Weidi Liu & Geping Qiu & Sheldon X. ZhangChained woman case: Six jailed in trafficking case that horrified China, BBCLiu Xuezhou: Outrage over death of 'twice abandoned' China teen, BBCChina’s Human Trafficking Problem Goes Far Beyond the ‘Chained Woman’, Sixth ToneAs a Long-Lost Son is Found, a Dilemma: Arrest His Other Parents?, Sixth TonePolicymakers, lawmakers respond to opinion voiced online, China DailySupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod