China currently has a gender ratio of 117 men to 100 women, leading men in rural areas of China to find brides from Vietnam and other countries in southeast Asia. This in turn has generated a market for human trafficking as women are bought and sold by alleged “matchmakers.”<\/a> Recently in villages near Handan, Hebei Province, more than 100 Vietnamese women have disappeared from their homes<\/strong><\/a>. BBC reports:<\/p>\n
When the husbands went to Ms Wu’s home to confront her, they found out that she had left a few days earlier. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Although the police suspect that the Hebei case involves marriage fraud, Chinese government officials and international rights organizations have expressed concern that some international marriages involve human trafficking. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"