Congressional Hearing on Gender Imbalance and 'Gendercide' in China

Original title: GENDERCIDE: CHINA'S MISSING GIRLS

Record date · January 1, 2016

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What This Bill Does

This document is a transcript from a 2016 Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing regarding the high number of 'missing' females in China. Witnesses and lawmakers discussed how government child-limitation policies and cultural preferences for sons have led to sex-selective abortions and increased human trafficking.

Why it matters

The hearing examines the human rights and social stability implications of China's gender imbalance, which currently features 34 million more males than females, and its impact on global human trafficking.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Women and girls in China

They are subject to demographic imbalances and increased risks of human trafficking.

Directly affected

Chinese government

The hearing critiques their past child-limitation policies as a primary cause of the current gender imbalance.

Key Facts

There are an estimated 34 million more males than females in China.
Approximately three girls are aborted every minute in China and India combined due to sex-selective practices.
An estimated 160 million females are 'missing' from Asia's population.
The hearing identifies sex-selective abortion as a primary driver of global gender imbalance.

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Experts warn that the 'surplus male' population in China is linked to increased human trafficking, societal instability, and higher crime rates.
The hearing took place on February 3, 2016, in the Rayburn House Office Building.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 'gendercide'?

The term is used in the hearing to describe the systematic extermination of female children based solely on their gender.

Why is China's gender imbalance considered a security issue?

Lawmakers and experts argue that a large population of 'surplus males' can lead to increased human trafficking, higher crime rates, and general societal instability.

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