More than 1,000 women and children have been rescued from human traffickers following a national crackdown that kicked off on April 9, the Public Security Ministry revealed yesterday.

Between April 9 and May 25, the country's police cracked about "700 cases", a quarter of the total number of cases solved last year, Du Hangwei, director of the criminal investigation bureau of the Public Security Ministry, said at an event to mark Children's Day at the Beijing Amusement Park.

"The crackdown is aimed at curbing the rising number of human trafficking cases in the country," he said, promising to establish a long-term mechanism to reduce the crime once the campaign comes to an end on Dec 9.