Early 2022, a Chinese mother of eight children locked up in a village hut with a chain around her neck has sparked outrage and shock in China, Xuzhou Jiangsu province. However the media in China and the local even central
government in China tried to cover this scandal. Online discussion of the case has been heavily censored since it flared up.
Authorities have removed many posts discussing
human trafficking and censored one key topic phrase "Xuzhou Eight Children".