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Beijing acts on prostitution gang Beijing acts on prostitution gang
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Beijing police have arrested 151 people in a big crackdown on an internet prostitution gang, state media said.Beijing police have arrested 151 people in a big crackdown on an internet prostitution gang, state media said.
Police arrested 63 organizers, 38 suspected prostitutes and 45 clients, Zhang Xiaoguang, a public security official, told China Daily.Police arrested 63 organizers, 38 suspected prostitutes and 45 clients, Zhang Xiaoguang, a public security official, told China Daily.
The gang was based in the city's southern Fengtai district, and used an internet cafe as a base.The gang was based in the city's southern Fengtai district, and used an internet cafe as a base.
Prostitution, once outlawed, by China's Communists, but it has surged since reforms brought rapid social Prostitution, once outlawed by China's Communists, has surged since reforms brought rapid social change.
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The China Daily report said that about 30 people, all of them men, were employed by the gang at the cafe to handle clients.The China Daily report said that about 30 people, all of them men, were employed by the gang at the cafe to handle clients.
The women were working in 16 brothels.The women were working in 16 brothels.
The clients were mostly people with good educational backgrounds who preferred to get their information and services online, the paper said.The clients were mostly people with good educational backgrounds who preferred to get their information and services online, the paper said.