Incarceration of women
Within the last decade, the rate of incarceration for women in China has increased by 46%. Women make up only 6% of the total population of individuals in prison within the country. While it is difficult to correctly evaluate the statistic regarding the total number of women incarcerated due to the underreporting of these cases, China is on track to imprison more women than the United States.
Kidnapping in China
In 2011, Chinese police asserted that they rescued over 13,000 children and 23,000 women in last two years. Government officials had noted that they would impose harsher punishments on those who purchase kidnapped children.