The latest U.S. State Department report on human trafficking was notable for its harsh assessment of China’s performance and the country’s downgrade to the world’s lowest tier of ranking.

Mar 10, 2022 · Sustained, palpable anger in China over the case of a mother-of-eight found chained inside a shed has prompted an unusually strong government response to human trafficking at the annual session of China’s rubber-stamp legislature.

The latest U.S. State Department report on human trafficking was notable for its harsh assessment of China’s performance and the country’s downgrade to the world’s lowest tier of ranking. This change in tone regarding human rights in China by President Donald J. Trump’s administration could complicate relations, says Margaret K. Lewis ...

Mar 8, 2022 · In a village in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, a motionless figure is filmed standing in a dark hut. As the camera draws closer, it reveals a woman with a chain and heavy lock around her...

Feb 17, 2022 · Three screen grabs from a video that recently went viral in China show a woman chained to a wall in a doorless shed in a rural Chinese village. The video got nearly 2 billion views and has prompted...

Jun 7, 2022 · Human Rights Watch investigated bride trafficking to China from northern Myanmar, where women and girls are vulnerable to trafficking due to abuses by the Myanmar government. Once purchased...

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday rejected U.S. accusations it is failing to stop human trafficking and said Washington has no right to criticize due to its history of racial discrimination. Beijing was among 17 governments that were warned Thursday of potential U.S. sanctions over human trafficking, adding to tension with Washington.

Mar 20, 2022 · Chinese activists are calling on Beijing to tackle the human trafficking industry after a TikTok video of a woman with her neck chained to the wall of a backyard shed went viral.

Apr 29, 2021 · BEIJING — A 10-year action plan to combat human trafficking, aiming to better protect people's rights, maintain social harmony and stability, and safeguard national security, has been released by the General Office of China's State Council.

May 10, 2023 · The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Committee of Jiangsu Province launched an official investigation. The investigation established the Chained Woman as a victim of several human trafficking...