More than 200 police were involved in the arresting of 40 people suspected of buying at least 22 children in coastal Fujian province, the nation's southwest and trafficking them to a wealthier region.
Human trafficking remains a serious problem in China. According to state press reports, about 20 children were forcibly taken away from families who were allegedly in violation of the birth control policy, and put up for adoption abroad. Under the "one-child" policy, aimed at controlling the world's largest population of 1.3 billion, people who live in urban areas are generally allowed one child, while rural families can have two if the first is a girl.
Is China's "one-child" policy effective or not? Couples who wants to carry on the family surname, they may abandon their daughters, so as to be able to continue giving birth until they give birth to a son. This leads to human trafficking due to the large number of children abandoned.
The policy only manage to control the number of children living in a family, but it did not successfully control the number of children in the whole country. Moreover, this policy had caused many girls to grow up in a environment without love and care. In the future, when they get married, they may give up their daughters again, so as to carry on the family surname of their husband's.
People working in the primary industry (for example, farmers) needed more labour. Most of the time,especially the sons, were the ones who would be helping their fathers in farming. When a couple give birth to a daughter, they would tend to give up the daughter , so that they could try and conceive a son.
Most people chose not to abort their fetus as they felt that it has a life after all. However, upon giving birth to their baby, and abandoning them, the child would never be able to grow up in a healthy and complete family, and nobody would be able to teach them what is right and wrong, and the basic principles in life. Thus causing them to be unable to contribute anything to the society.
By introducing the "One-child" policy is a start to control the population in China. However, it has got its own pros and cons. Causing it only to be effective to a certain extent. If the government could come up with policies to prevent human trafficking in the country, it will benefit both the citizens and the country.
Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/cgi-bin/search/search_7days.pl?status=&search=china&id=1128605
Done by: Chua Qing Ling (Christina)
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