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Network Expression of Social Problems: A Case Study of Forwarding “Death Penalty for Human Traffickers”

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Abstract

The issue of trafficking in children involves the interlaced effect of the hierarchy of social status, the impetus of profit, the collusion mechanism, the influence of the population policy, the effect of local knowledge and so on, and has become a difficult social problem. A network topic on child abduction and trafficking roughly experiences the stages including outbreak, rendering and ending, and will repeat based on years of observation. From these network topics, several relational propositions between social problems and network expression can be seen, which are fitting and meanwhile violating against each other. Therefore, the “appropriate” network expression of social problems shall be promoted.

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  1. 1.

    Refer to Zeng Gangji, New Development of Child Abduction Crimes and Improvement of Relevant Legislation, Legality Vision, 2016 (1) (Last Part).

  2. 2.

    Mao Lei, Chen Mingguang, Human Traders and Human Trading in Ancient China, Researches In Chinese Economic History, 2000 (1).

  3. 3.

    Refer to Heavy Punishment against Trafficking and Abduction in Han Dynasty: Human Trades Would Had Their Heads Cut off and Bodies Torn Apart, Southern Metropolis Daily, 20150519.

  4. 4.

    Mao Lei, Chen Mingguang, Human Traders and Human Trading in Ancient China, Researches In Chinese Economic History, 2000 (1).

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    Yan Wenbo, An Yuanyuan, Laws on Taking in Lost Children and Women and Human Trafficking and Abduction Crimes in Qing Dynasty, Lanzhou Academic Journal, 2010 (12).

  6. 6.

    Refer to Li Chunlei, Research on the Status of Rescue and Protection of Trafficked Children in China and Countermeasures for Improvement - Based on Analysis of 133 Publicly Reported Cases in Recent Years, Journal of Chinese People’s Public Security University (Social Sciences Edition), 2013 (6).

  7. 7.

    A Suspect Earns RMB 25,000 for Trafficking One Child, Jinan Daily, 20111209.

  8. 8.

    Chen Junhong, Lin Qianshu, Parents’ “Giving Away” Their Own Children for Illegal Profit Constitutes the Crime of Child Trafficking, People’s Court Daily, 20150319.

  9. 9.

    Zhang Peng, Network-based Crimes of Abduction and Trafficking in Women and Children and the Countermeasures for Investigation, Journal of Shanxi Police Academy, 2007 (2).

  10. 10.

    Memorandum on Child Abduction, Social Outlook, 2009 (9).

  11. 11.

    Wang Peian, Do a Good Job in Family Planning under the New Situation, Population Research, 2014 (6).

  12. 12.

    Refer to Shao Yang’s Trafficked Children, Caixin Weekly, 2011 (18).

  13. 13.

    Wang Jinling, Local Behavior, Standpoint of Parties Involved and the Orientation of Public Policies – Analysis of the Framework of Research on Woman and Child Abduction and Trafficking, Zhejiang Academic Journal, 2009 (4).

  14. 14.

    Li Shu, Wu Liang, A Perspective View of Why Child Abduction and Trafficking Cannot Be Stopped after Being Repeatedly Fought, PPC Daily, 20140816.

  15. 15.

    Liu Shaojie, Social Differentiation and Social Representation in the Age of Networking, Contemporary World, 2013 (2).

  16. 16.

    Liu Shaojie, Changes in the Way of Ideological Communication in the New Situation, Jilin University Journal (Social Sciences Edition), 2011 (5).

  17. 17.

    Zhang Mingkai: The Unfolding of the Criminal Law Maxim, 3rd edition, Beijing, Peking University Press, 2013.

  18. 18.

    From “Death Penalty for Traffickers” to “Criminal Penalty for Buying Children”, refer to http://guancha.gmw.cn/201506/25/content_16081923.htm, 20150625.

  19. 19.

    Li Chunlei, Ren Ren, Zhang Xiaoxu, Research on the Status of Rescue and Protection of Abducted and Trafficked Children and Countermeasures for Improvement in China – Based on the Analysis of 133 Publicly Reported Cases, Journal of Chinese People’s Public Security University(Social Sciences Edition), 2013 (6).

  20. 20.

    Yao Jianlong, Reflection on Crackdown on Abduction and Trafficking by Weibo and China’s Mechanism for Children Protection, Oriental Law, 2011 (2).

  21. 21.

    From “Death Penalty for Traffickers” to “Criminal Penalty for Buying Children”, refer to http://guancha.gmw.cn/201506/25/content_16081923.htm, 20150625.

  22. 22.

    Song Chenting, Information Power Construction in Micro Public Welfare 2.0 – A Case Study of the Tianjin Explosion Event, Fujian Forum, 2015 (12).

  23. 23.

    Refer to The 37th Statistical Report on Internet Network Development in China by China Internet Network Information Center, http://cnnic.cn, 20160122.

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Liu, X. (2020). Network Expression of Social Problems: A Case Study of Forwarding “Death Penalty for Human Traffickers”. In: Liu, S., Wang, J. (eds) The Internet Society in China. Sociology, Media and Journalism in China. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8237-6_9

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