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Chained woman

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Is There a 'Chaned Woman' in China?

Yacio tells me that, according to the c c p, there are around a thousand women and children trafficked each year. One journalist in shanghai analyzed the 20 ten census data from the region where the chain woman was found. And she discovered a pattern. In fun county, there are a hundred and 20 boys for every girl up to the age of 14. But then after that the gender gap balances out. She found that's because a huge majority of migrants into the area are women. All come from poorer areas, and 80 % of them say their reason for migration is marriage.

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