BEIJING, June 25, 2015 (AFP) - Couples who buy abducted children in China will face criminal punishment under proposed laws that would remove their exemption from prosecution, reports said Thursday, as authorities clamp down on the flourishing child trafficking industry.
More than 13,000 children were rescued by police in China last year, the China Daily said, with demand for stolen youngsters fuelled by a traditional preference for sons and a one-child limit for some couples.
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