Rather Be a Hooker in Africa Than a Citizen in China

(Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo) Human traffickers took Chinese women to work in Africa as prostitutes who now don't want to go home.

Police from China flew to the Democratic Republic of Congo in November in the country's first operation to rescue women trafficked to Africa, according to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post.

They found 11 Chinese women who had been promised decent jobs in Paris by traffickers but ended up working in a Chinese-owned karaoke bar in the country's capital Kinshasa, the newspaper said.

After a joint raid by Chinese and Congolese police on the karaoke bar, however, the women decided to stay in the country, saying it was easier to make good money there than in China.

Even though this report is anecdotal, it shines light on life under the Chinese communist regime. It also helps explain why boatloads of Chinese are regularly intercepted trying to get into the U.S.

Another possible reason that Chinese women would rather be prostitutes outside of China than return to their homeland is alcoholism. Chinese hookers have been found to be overly fond of liquor which could be clouding their judgment about returning to China.


Fortunately, American tax dollars are currently being directed toward the problem. The $2.6 million drunk Chinese hookers project, authorized by the National Institutes of Health, was launched at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2009. The effort has been funded under the umbrella of HIV/AIDS prevention.

Companion post at TJR.