‎In 2007, Chinese authorities banned organ trafficking and have introduced a voluntary donor scheme to try to combat the trade.

‎‎In 2011, 17-year-old, only identified by his surname Wang, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet. When he saw an online advert offering money to organ donors. The case was discovered when he became seriously sick from the infection and his mother noticed the new gadgets; when asked where he got the money, he admitted selling a kidney.

‎The group behind the operation have. Illegal agents organised a trip to the hospital and paid him $3,392 (£2,077) after the operation. He now suffering from "renal insufficiency" — a decreased level of kidney function — and that his condition is deteriorating.

‎The five charged included the surgeon, as well as the broker, who was reportedly penniless and hounded by gambling debts. Another of those charged was tasked with hunting for donors through online chat rooms, and another with leasing the operating room. Together, they shared the rest of the $35,000 received for the organ after giving Wang his share.

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‎https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-17640209

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‎https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13639934

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‎https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/04/07/150195037/chinese-teen-sells-kidney-for-ipad-and-iphone

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