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China babies 'taken for adoption'

Source: BBC
Beijing : China | 5 months ago  
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An investigation by the state-owned Southern Metropolis News found that about 80 girls in one county had been sold for $3,000 (£1,800) to foreigners. The babies were taken when the parents could not pay the steep fines imposed for having too many children.
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