Tortured between Two Hells: A Qualitative Analysis of the Collective Social Normalization of the Trafficking of Brides from Myanmar to China

Alvin Hoi Chun Hung

doi:10.1080/23322705.2021.1934310

Tortured between Two Hells: A Qualitative Analysis of the Collective Social Normalization of the Trafficking of Brides from Myanmar to China

Alvin Hoi Chun Hung^*

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Abstract

This article investigates bride trafficking from Myanmar to China. Using archival research, original historical public and private records were examined from 2000 to 2019 in China and Myanmar. Narratives reflecting the experiences of 45 trafficked women from Myanmar and 15 Chinese husbands were analyzed. Results reveal that bride buying is presumed by people in many Chinese communities as a form of normalized social behavior and that trafficked brides are often dehumanized as out-group members. Lacking decisive legal action by the Chinese government this form of human trafficking will continue unabated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	363-375
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Human Trafficking
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2021.1934310
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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