Jasmine Anderson
10/28/2009
8:30pm
Hundreds or even thousands of children living in China go missing each year. But so far there have been 2,008 children from across China rescued. To increase this number, the Ministry of Public Security has set up a website with the pictures of these missing children; but this website only has pictures of 60 children. Some of these children have been kidnapped years ago. These children are kidnapped by gangs and sold to childless couples. Recently there have been some arrests; 42 suspects were picked up last week for allegedly selling 52 children in the north of China. Since boys are prized in China they sell for about $6,000 where girls are only sold for about $500. The targets of these kidnappings are children of migrants or poor farmers. Human trafficking is an increasing problem in China because of the increased wealth and freedom; making this trafficking more profitable and easier. Some families buy women or children for extra labor or household servants. Beijing has promised to do more about these kidnappings; a national DNA database was set up last year to help trace missing children.
I picked this article because we were just talking about this in class. I think it’s good that some of these children are being rescued, it’s a shame that it happened to them in the first place. These kidnappers are giving the children to childless families…ummm, there are thousands (maybe more) of parentless children out there wanting to be adopted. You can go adopt one yourself, pick whichever child you like; you can even go out of the country. Why steal someone else’s child? That just doesn’t make any sense to me. As if giving the kidnapped child to a childless family makes it right? No! I think this is absolutely crazy. Also, just because the children that’re being kidnapped come from poor families doesn’t mean they should be stolen. Oh wait, are they getting a better life with whomever the kidnappers give them too? Possibly, but it still doesn’t make it right. Luckily they have set up the online database, but there are only 60 pictures up there. What about the rest of the children? Have they not been reported as kidnapped? Because obviously there a thousands of children missing on that website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8329172.stm
2 comments:
I complelty agree with what your saying. Its a great thing that there are parents out there whom what to adopt, but do it in the right way. Most of them may not even have pure intentions with wanting a child. Especially if they're willing to pay a price of 6,000 for a boy but only 500 for a girl. That child whom is being trafficked is someones baby, theyre own flesh and blood. I would be greatly upset like any other mother if I lost my baby and thought they were going to be raised by a stranger. because no one can try and raise a child better than their own parents( if theyre intentions are good) I agree that adoption should be preformed in the right way. There are already enough poor kids out there waiting to be adopted whom are already orphans due to sad consequences. Why should we intentionally make a child an orphan and sell them off. It doesn't make any sense.
Wow this is crazy I thought that Mexico was pretty bad in human trafficking. I had no idea it was this bad in China. I am glad that China is trying to crack down on being able to rescue these children. I understand that it is hard to have children and want a family but kidnapping is not the way to go when there so many children who want to be adopted. Seriously, not being able to have children is not an excuse for taking a child from there own home. Honestly if you cant have children and then resort to illegal means tells me that you weren't suppose to have children for a reason. What child wants to find out they were kidnapped years ago. I honestly hope that Chinese Authorities are able to put a dent into children not getting taken in the first place.
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