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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Six people arrested in China’s Hubei province over ‘baby-trafficking ring’

A premature baby is in an intensive care unit at the Children's hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou
The hospital director is accused of brokering the sale of babies and facilitating surrogacy arrangements, which are illegal in China. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

Six people have been arrested in central China’s Hubei province over alleged involvement in a baby-trafficking ring linked to a hospital in one of the province’s biggest cities.

The allegations about Xiangyang Jianqiao hospital first came to light on 6 November via a Weibo user by the name of Shangguan Zhengyi, who describes himself as an “anti-trafficking volunteer”. Shangguan posted a series of claims about the hospital’s director, Ye Youzhi, whom he accused of colluding “with online intermediaries” to sell birth certificates for 96,000 yuan (£10,750).

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