The Mystery of the Chained Woman in China

February 17, 2022

(NPR) – The same day the video came out, officials in Feng county, where the woman lives, released a statement about the woman. They said that her name was Yang, that she had been tied up because of her violent fits, that she had married a man named Dong in 1998 and that together, they had eight children. Thousands of internet users pushed back against this explanation. They wondered: How had Yang managed to birth eight children under strict national birth policies that until 2016 had restricted families to only one child? Was there any evidence she had been abused or trafficked — sold as a bride under fraud or coercion? (Read More)