69 Burmese women were sold for as much as 20,000 yuan ($2,500) each in China

By Lwin on June 23, 2006 8:00 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

According to a report by Reuters, Chinese police in the poor, inland province of Henan have rounded up 69 women from Burma who were sold to farmers unable to find local wives, quoting a Chinese newspaper report.

The women were smuggled into Xincai county from Burma some 4,000 km away, and sold for as much as 20,000 yuan ($2,500) each.