Chinese parents reunited with their abducted son after 24 years

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After 24 years of heartache and searching, a couple in China was reunited with their son who was abducted as a toddler outside their front gate.

Guo Gangtang and Zhang Wenge reunite with their son Guo Xinzhen, who was abducted 24 years ago at the age of 2.The problem is aggravated by restrictions that until 2015 allowed most urban couples only one child. Boys are sold to couples who want a son to look after them in old age. Girls go to parents who want a servant or a bride for an only son.

Blood samples from Guo Xinzhen's parents were added to an “anti-abduction DNA system,” but no matches were found with boys who were believed to have been abducted, the police ministry said. Others called for buyers of trafficked children to be punished. There was no word on whether the couple who bought Guo Xinzhen would face penalties.

According to news reports, he operates a shop in Beijing that sells artwork. He received financial help from his father, who kept working into his 70s, and other relatives.

 

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