全國最大寄血驗子案告破 涉案金額達3000萬美元

Police in China have detained 75 people in connection with a widespread network that illegally determined the gender of unborn babies.

中國警方近日破獲了一起非法鑑定胎兒性別的大案，逮捕了和該犯罪網絡有關的75名犯罪嫌疑人。

The illegal service - aimed at expectant parents wanting male children - smuggled fetal blood samples to Hong Kong for gender testing, officials say.

據有關部門表示，這一犯罪團伙專門瞄準那些想生男孩的父母，將他們的血液樣本偷偷運到香港做性別檢測。

It operated across much of China and brought in $30m (25m pound).

該犯罪團伙經營範圍遍佈全中國，犯罪所得金額在3000萬美元（約合2500萬英鎊）左右。

Despite decades of campaigning, Chinese families, particularly in rural areas, continue to prize boys above girls.

儘管經過了幾十年的宣傳，但是中國家庭，尤其是農村地區，重男輕女的思想仍然根深蒂固。

At least 300 people were involved in the illegal service, the authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang said.

據位於中國東部的浙江省政府表示，該案涉案人員達300餘人。

The size of the operation and the money involved reveal the desperation of the parents who wanted the service, BBC Asia Pacific regional editor Celia Hatton says.

據BBC亞太地區編輯西莉亞·哈頓表示，從這個犯罪團伙的規模和涉案金額就能看出需要這項服務的父母們幾乎是不顧一切了。

China ended its one-child policy last year, which was seen as contributing to the gender imbalance in China.

中國去年結束了獨生子女政策，這一政策被認爲導致了中國的性別失衡。

But Chinese population officials warned that that imbalance, 113 boys for every 100 girls, would remain for years to come.

但是中國人口管理部門的官員警告稱，這一性別失衡狀態（男女比例113:100）在接下來幾年還將繼續持續下去。