This is the touching moment two elderly Chinese parents are reunited with their long-lost son 38 years after he was abducted.

The 70-year-old man and his wife had spent the last nearly four decades praying for the return of their child, nicknamed Jin Shui, who was snatched from their home at the age of two in 1982.

Emotional footage shows the family breaking down in tears as they finally got to embrace each other again today after police tracked down the son with the help of National DNA database.



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8744039/Touching-moment-elderly-parents-reunited-40-year-old-son-abducted.html

The family from a remote village in northwestern Chinese province Shaanxi had lived a simple and happy life before it was all shattered on the wee hour of May 12, 1982.

The father, Su Bingde, had left home earlier that day to visit a relative, reported local media.

Thinking he would return by the night, Mr Su did not lock the house while his wife and two children stayed home.

But the father did not manage to come home while the mother, Huang Renxiu, tucked the children into bed.

In the early morning, Ms Huang was woken up by her daughter who wanted to use the toilet.

The mother was horrified to find that her two-year-old son Jin Shui, who was in a sound sleep next to her, had suddenly disappeared.

Ms Huang immediately contacted her husband and other villagers as they spent the rest of the night looking for the toddler.

But the little boy was nowhere to be seen.

Refusing to give up, the family then began a decade-long quest to search for their beloved child.

Mr Su started going to other towns and cities in the hope to find any information about his son’s abduction.

The impoverished villager travelled mostly by foot to save money and sometimes spent hours walking non-stop.

Struck by grief, the mother began suffering mental issues, putting more strain on the devastated family.

Although local police launched an investigation soon after Jin Shui’s disappearance, the officers were unable to solve the case due to the remote location and limited information.



Nearly 40 years later, the silver-haired parents still prayed that their long-lost son would return one day.

Mr Su said that he had spent the past few years saving money for his funeral.

He told reporters in a interview earlier this year: ‘I don’t want to trouble the family. 'I’ve sorted it out myself.'

'My one last wish is to see my son Jin Shui once again.’

The family’s prayers were finally answered when they were notified by police on Tuesday.

After comparing DNA samples in a national database, the officers located Jin Shui, who is now a 40-year-old man, known by the name Li Guolin.


On September 17, the family finally met again after nearly four decades as they hugged one another and burst into tears.

Mr Li (pictured centre) now has a family of his own with a wife and two sons.

They live in Hebei province, 1,104 kilometres (686 miles) away from his birth parents.

The picture shows the Chinese man with his wife and two sons sitting with his parents after 38 years.


The reunited family returning to the village as they gathered friends and relatives for a banquet at home.

Such a moment

Child abduction, a serious problem in China



Child abduction is a serious problem in China, especially in rural areas.

One major cause is that the Chinese families prefer sons to daughters, resulting in them buying baby boys.

In addition, a severe gender gap, a result of four decades of one-child policy has made it hard for Chinese men to find wives.

Therefore, teenager girls are sometimes kidnapped and sold as child brides.

Child abduction remains a sensitive topic to the Chinese authorities.

No official figures have been released on how many children are kidnapped in China every year.

However according to a 2013 report on China Nation Radio, around 200,000 boys and girls are estimated to be missing every year. Among them, only 200, or 0.1 per cent, would be able to find their parents at some point of their lives.

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

So long

Really long

Very long

Still long oo

Happy reunitetation oooo

Better not give the kids COVID and eat them afterwards

Wow, thank God

Damnnnnn niggarrr

At some point the parents might have forgotten about him

But its good to be back

JidennaJason:
Imagine a scenario where the mother of Mr. Li is a Nigerian, but the biological father have no idea that his "supposedly" 38yrs old Mr Li is not his biological son.

your mind is so messed up. You need cleansing.

What a great news.. God is awesome

I can imagine what the old souls might have gone through all those years.
I'm happy for them, 38yrs no be beans.

I can't even imagine the sad joy they are feeling at the moment.


Denied of 38 years of family love. Haba.


Thank God for them.

So touching!!!

The rate of child abduction in some of these Asian countries is overwhelming.

Glad to see the family reunited again!

I am not understanding

Wow!

So touching.

Happy reuniting.

Damn it!

One of the most touching stories we have read in 2020.

So happy for them.

Wow.

So heartwarming

So explorers, I was expecting to see where whoever abducted him was found and jailed, particularly the so called couples that bought him from the kidnappers

Biglittlelois:
So explorers, I was expecting to see where whoever abducted him was found and jailed, particularly the so called couples that bought him from the kidnappers

I was expecting to see the face of the abductor and the abducted parents

National DNA database.

#whichwayontheotherside

Incomplete story

You did not mention anything about those who raised him, and how things ended for them.

Chinese have a one child policy but this guy has two son's.

By the way, the story is incomplete. 1.)Who abducted him? 2.)Who took care of him since he was a boy?

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