80,000 yuan for a baby

Jia (pseudonym), a man who solicited online bids for his 4-day-old son, stood trial for child trafficking on December 11 in Shungyi district court, the Beijing Daily reported.

Jia and his girlfriend Ming (pseudonym) came to Beijing last April. Unable to marry because Ming is still a minor, the couple decided to sell their baby. Jia started with a base price of 35,000 yuan. As the bids came in, the price increased and he eventually made a deal with a woman surnamed Wang. Jia has argued that he simply borrowed the money from Ms Wang without any receipt for a loan. The case is still pending.