Human Trafficking in China

Although human trafficking particularly child trafficking and its connection to adoption in China is an important issue, it is very impervious. This is because the concern is shunned by China's administration, which is aware that the challenge is there but fails to produce data on the number of children abducted or sold. Due to the consequences for the many families in the U.S and European nations that have bought children from China, China's neighboring countries also shun the subject itself (Associated Press in Washington). There have been very few studies regarding the purchase of children or child trafficking in China's global adoptions. This essay shall explore the groups involved and their context in the power relationships in China.

There are macro-cultural groups that are involved in child trafficking: the U.S and China. Adoption organizations generate profit (approximately $20000) from the purchase of children. For every child that is adopted from China, orphanages usually collect donations of around $5000 from the buyers (Custer). On the American part, eliminating the Chinese adoption program would result in a great reduction in profit for most adoption agencies, and would stimulate the complete closing down of others. For the Chinese side, orphanages generate revenue for each child given to adoptive guardians, and because trafficked children often cost the institution almost $500 to buy, a swift foreign adoption leads to considerable profits (Custer).