Crackdown targets parents who sell their kids

A father sold his three sons for 30,000 yuan ($4,797) after contacting potential buyers before they were even born.

The case in Zaoyang, Hubei province, was used by judges from the top court to highlight the increasing problem of parents who sell their children.

The number of such cases has grown over the past few years, even though the total number of human trafficking offenses has declined sharply, according to the judges.