The incident was based on testimony. Thousands of girls and women have been kidnapped over the decades in China. Research suggests that the trafficking of women is due to the gender imbalance caused by the country's previous one-child policy, which has led to parents favoring boys over girls. The official bureau's numbers show that 35 million more men than women are in China.
Many of the abducted girls and women remain missing despite a government pledge to severely crack down on child trafficking and gender-based violence against women.