Chinese crack down on child trafficking

Chinese police say they rescued more than 20,000 abducted women and children across the country last year.

A report from the Ministry of Public Security said police rescued 8,660 abducted children and 15,458 women in 2011 as nearly 3,200 human trafficking gangs were broken up.

The traditional preference for male heirs and a strict one-child policy has driven a thriving market in trafficking.