Dharamshala — Chinese traffickers continue to abduct children, not only in China but also in Tibet, they are now going into Tibetan areas and starting to abduct Tibetan children. One source said that more than 30 Tibetan children have been abducted and once they have been stolen, it is very difficult to get them back; very recently, around seven-year-old Tibetan girl was abducted in Zamthang county, in Tibet.
According to a reliable source in Tibet, a Tibetan girl aged around seven was abducted from a road near her home while cycling alone in Zamthang county, Ngawa, Amdo region, Tibet, on August 20, 2024. Her parents and family are looking for her and are very worried.
Another five-year-old boy was also abducted near his school. CCTV camera caught the abduction of the boy by a woman aged around 30 on August 30, 2024. The child's parents are looking for their son and their grandfather fell ill after his grandson was abducted.
A source told TPI, "the Chinese kidnappers formerly abducted children from urban areas, but have recently shifted their operations to Tibetan villages and regions. In recent times, more than 30 children, the majority of whom were Tibetan, were abducted from the Kham region of Tibet."
Another source said: "We should be very careful, we should drop the children off and pick them up from school by ourselves, otherwise, once the kidnappers have had a chance to take the children, there is little chance of getting them back, and we will regret it for the rest of their lives."
"We also have to be careful with 18 and 19 year-olds who are at risk of being abducted by Chinese kidnappers, because they seem to have reached adulthood, but they are still young and have no experience of the cruelty of society, and it is easy to deceive and abduct them," he added.
"The Chinese police are trying to catch these kidnappers, but are unable to do so. Even if they are caught on CCTV cameras kidnapping children, nothing can be done against them', said the source, “ that's why we have to take care of our children and be very careful with these kidnappers”, he added.
It is not only children who are abducted by these traffickers; girls and women are also victims of this crime. It is estimated that between 70,000 and 20,000 children are abducted in China each year, according to various reports.
In 1995, the Chinese government also abducted a six-year-old boy named Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, who has since disappeared and whose whereabouts remain unknown. Enforced disappearances have increased under Chinese President Xi Jinping's regime since 2013.
The prevalence of Chinese traffickers and their involvement in inhumane practices can be attributed to a number of underlying factors. One of the main reasons is the sale of children's organs, driven by the high demand for such organs in China. Another significant contributing factor is the use of ransoms. Furthermore, the cultural preference for sons in China and the abduction of other's sons and raised up like their own and inherit a family business.
