“20-Year-Old Woman Kidnapped and Sold as Bride: The Grave Reality of Human Trafficking in China”

Human trafficking is not only a crime for the seller, but also for ignorant purchases. In 2021, a 20-year-old woman was kidnapped and trafficked in China. First, she coaxed the mentally handicapped woman home in Shanghai, and then sold it to Anhui for 30,000 RMB (approximately NT$130,000). The father-in-law who is looking for a wife. After the police received the report from the woman’s father, they successfully followed the route and rescued the woman, but she, who had no concept of marriage abduction, even cried, “I don’t want to leave.” The buyer also said, “I didn’t consider it a crime.” In the end, the three traffickers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 4 to 6 years, and the buyer and his son were also sentenced to 1 year and 9 months in prison.

The incident happened on the evening of June 2, 2021 in Shanghai. Qi Qiang, who was off work, suddenly had a bad idea on his way home, coaxed the 20-year-old Xiaojiao home, and contacted his friend Yu Mou to shoot a video of Xiaojiao together. Afterwards, it was sent to Zhou Bin in Anhui, and asked him to find a buyer. After Wang Shuang and his father took a fancy to Xiaojiao, they took part of the money to Shanghai to “bring his wife home.” During the handover process, Yu even pretended to be Xiaojiao’s aunt to deceive her trust and concealed Xiaojiao’s mental deficiency. Wang Shuang and his son also pooled a total of 30,000 yuan to the seller and returned to their hometown in Anhui.

Xiaojiao’s father called the police 4 days after his daughter left home. He thought that his daughter was staying at his cousin’s house. Unexpectedly, after calling his daughter in a hurry, he received a video of a highway and made another call hoping that the other party would send his daughter back. 2 Later, he suddenly received a video of setting off fireworks, which made Xiaojiao’s father choose to call the police. The police checked the surveillance cameras, followed the route to find Xiaojiao and the vehicle that took Xiaojiao away, and finally found Xiaojiao in a family in Anhui.

The People’s Procuratorate of Fengxian District, Shanghai prosecuted Qi Qiang, Zhou Bin, and Yu for the crime of abducting and trafficking women, and sentenced them to 6 years, 6 months, 5 years, and 4 years in prison. Wang Shuang and his son were also sentenced to 1 year and 9 years in prison. Months in prison. This incident also aroused heated discussions on the Internet. Netizens condemned the evil deeds of human traffickers and strongly called on the authorities to strengthen the crackdown on human trafficking to protect the rights and interests of vulnerable groups.