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| China rescues kidnapped children | China rescues kidnapped children |
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| Police in China say they have recovered more than 2,000 children in a six-month campaign against human trafficking. | Police in China say they have recovered more than 2,000 children in a six-month campaign against human trafficking. |
| The ministry of public security has set up a website with pictures of some of those kidnapped, in the hope of returning them to their families. | The ministry of public security has set up a website with pictures of some of those kidnapped, in the hope of returning them to their families. |
| The public security ministry website has pictures of 60 children, ranging from babies to young adults, who were kidnapped from their families. | The public security ministry website has pictures of 60 children, ranging from babies to young adults, who were kidnapped from their families. |
| Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of children go missing in China each year. | Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of children go missing in China each year. |
| Tragic trade | Tragic trade |
| This is only the first batch, some have names, but many do not. | This is only the first batch, some have names, but many do not. |
| They come from across China, and were recovered in a six-month campaign against human trafficking. | They come from across China, and were recovered in a six-month campaign against human trafficking. |
| Of the 2,008 children recovered, some have already been reunited with their parents. | |
| Criminal gangs steal the children and sell them to childless couples. | Criminal gangs steal the children and sell them to childless couples. |
| In China's patriarchal society, baby boys are especially prized, sometimes selling for as much as $6,000 (£3,670). Girls are sold for about $500 (£305). | In China's patriarchal society, baby boys are especially prized, sometimes selling for as much as $6,000 (£3,670). Girls are sold for about $500 (£305). |
| Parents of missing children, often poor farmers or factory workers, have complained of official indifference in the past. | Parents of missing children, often poor farmers or factory workers, have complained of official indifference in the past. |
| Beijing has promised to do more. A national DNA database was set up this year to help reunite families. | Beijing has promised to do more. A national DNA database was set up this year to help reunite families. |