Chinese Woman Jailed for Selling Sons for Cash

A 26-year-old woman named Huang from Guangxi province, China, has been sentenced to over five years in prison for selling her two biological sons and using the proceeds, totaling about $11,600, for livestream tips, clothes, and luxury goods. Huang sold her first son in 2020 to a relative of her landlord, citing financial difficulty and the absence of the father. After spending all the money, she conceived a second child with the intent to sell, ultimately selling her newborn son to a broker in 2022, who later resold the child for a higher sum. Both children were rescued by authorities in April 2022 and are now in the care of local civil affairs departments awaiting adoption. Huang's accomplices, including her former landlord and the buyer of her first son, also received prison or suspended sentences for their roles in the trafficking scheme. The case has highlighted ongoing concerns about child trafficking in China.