Prostitusi menjadi aktivitas ilegal berdasarkan hukum Tiongkok. Meski demikian, perdagangan wanita masih marak, bahkan terorganisir dengan rapi. Sejumlah laporan media lokal menyebut jumlah pekerja seks komersial di Tiongkok mencapai angka 4 juta sampai 6 juta.
Berdasarkan hasil investigasi tim BBC, ditemukan kelompok mafia dan tindak prostitusi di sejumlah lokasi, seperti tempat spa dan bar. Jaringan prostitusi Tiongkok cukup banyak dan mengakar cukup lama.
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