China suspends officials for 'ignoring' alleged baby abduction

7/7/2022 6:31

        China has suspended two health officials in a southern county for "ignoring" the case of a baby boy who was allegedly abducted from his parents by local officials in the 1990s.
        His parents recently petitioned police in Guangxi province to investigate.
        But a local health bureau refused to look into the case, saying he'd been taken away due to "social reallocation" under China's former one-child policy.
        The case has sparked outrage towards the authorities on social media.
        Many online were critical of the strict rules under the one-child policy at the time, calling the incident a "blatant case of human trafficking".
        It also comes after recent news of a Chinese mother who was filmed locked up in a village hut, which sparked discussion about human trafficking in China's rural areas.