Under China’s one-child policy, girl babies were routinely aborted so that the parents’ one child would be a son. As a result, there are far more men than women in China. This “woman shortage” means that many men can’t find anyone to marry. So human traffickers are kidnapping women, particularly in Viet Nam, and selling them as brides in China. This is becoming a big business, as CNN reports, after the jump.
From Vietnamese girls sold as child brides in China – CNN.com
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