Posts Tagged ‘ human trafficking ’

In Brief: 90% of Xinjiang Child Beggars are Kidnapped

April 23, 2011
By C. Custer

In today’s Global Times is this tiny tidbit from Xinhua. What I’m quoting here is the entire story as the GT printed it: The government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has promised to find and take home native Xinjiang street children, many of whom have to make a living by begging or stealing....
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Child Beggars and a Revolution of Digital Conscience

February 9, 2011
By C. Custer
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Any foreigner who has traveled to China has seen its beggar children, often alone, wandering the streets in search of spare change. It is a sad sight, and the unseen background is sadder: most of these children are kidnapped or otherwise forced away from their families. Often their families have no idea where they...
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Male-Female Ratio in China: Trouble a’ Brewin’?

April 13, 2009
By Chris Hearne

It’s no secret that there are more men in China than women – 32 million more men, to be exact. This will undeniably have a huge impact on Chinese society. Essentially this means that there are about 32 million Chinese men that will be unable to find wives, unable to carry on their family...
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