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World Service,14 May 2013,10 mins

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In this episode of From Our Own Correspondent we travel to Jordan where our correspondent Beth McLeod has been meeting a woman whose job is to sell young Syrian refugees to men seeking wives; we also hear a stomach turning tale of food safety violations in China. Martin Patience explains the complex processes that have resulted in restaurants selling rat meat to customers.

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