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on the morning of september 19, anti-trafficking volunteer shangguan zhengyi posted a video on social media saying that zhong bin, the child abducted in the "auntie mei case," had been found. so far, eight of the nine abducted children involved in the "auntie mei case" have been found.

on september 19, zhong dingyou released a short video in which he stood under the guangzhou tower and announced the news of finding zhong bin.

red star news reporter called zhong bin's biological father zhong dingyou, who confirmed to the reporter that the child had been found through dna matching, but he had not yet met. zhong dingyou said that the police said zhong bin is currently in good health and will arrange a meeting between the two as soon as possible.

▲ screenshot of zhong dingyou’s video

shen junliang, the father of shen cong, another abducted child in the "auntie mei case", revealed to red star news that the family that bought zhong bin was not good to the child and zhong bin did not receive the proper care and education. zhong dingyou also pointed out that if the adoptive parents did not treat the child well, they would consider zhong bin's opinions and would not rule out taking legal procedures to protect their rights.

after 20 years of searching, the son was finally found:

before the mid-autumn festival, the police notified that the dna match was successful

"after 20 years of searching for my son, i finally found him. this is great news." on september 19, zhong dingyou shared the good news with a red star news reporter over the phone.

according to the information previously released by zhong dingyou, zhong bin was born in pingshi township, nankang district, ganzhou, jiangxi province on july 11, 2003. on december 31, 2004, zhong bin, who was only one and a half years old, was lost in shiwan town, boluo county, huizhou, guangdong province. since then, zhong bin's father quit his job and embarked on a 20-year journey to find his son.

it was not until september this year that zhong dingyou saw the light of hope in finding his child. he told red star news that in early september, a railway police officer in jiangxi province used the facial recognition system to identify a child who was "highly suspected" to be zhong bin: "it was not 100% certain at the time, but the police gave me some information about the child, and at least i saw hope."

a few days before the mid-autumn festival this year, the guangdong police notified zhong dingyou to conduct a dna comparison with the above-mentioned children. on september 16, the day before the mid-autumn festival, zhong dingyou received a notice from the police: "congratulations, dad zhong, the child comparison results are out, and he is your biological son." the police said they would arrange a meeting between the two parties in the near future.

on september 18, zhong dingyou took a video in front of his house in his hometown of ganzhou, jiangxi, and posted it on a short video platform, with the caption: "we all want you to come home." on september 19, zhong dingyou posted another short video. he stood under the guangzhou tower and announced the news of finding zhong bin.

shen junliang, the father of shen cong, another abducted child in the "auntie mei case", revealed to red star news that the family that bought zhong bin was also in zijin county, heyuan city, guangdong province, just like where shen cong was abducted before, but the exact location of the adoptive family is still unclear. "we learned from the police that, like shen cong, zhong bin was also sold on the day he was abducted," shen junliang said.

zhong bin's father:

if the adoptive parents treat the child badly, legal proceedings will be taken

the aunt mei case refers to a series of cases committed by a wanted human trafficker nicknamed "aunt mei". in april 2023, two main culprits, zhang weiping and zhou rongping, were executed in the case of nine abducted children including shen cong. according to previous media reports, aunt mei was an important link in many abduction cases, but she has not been arrested yet.

since 2017, shen junliang has been searching for his children with zhong dingyou and other parents of abducted children. on march 4, 2020, shen cong was found in zijin county, heyuan, guangdong, and shen junliang ended his 15-year search for his son. but in order to find the whereabouts of "auntie mei", shen junliang always kept in touch with the task force. after learning that zhong bin was found, he also called zhong dingyou as soon as possible.

▲screenshot of shen junliang’s video

"you have to be prepared, zhong bin is not doing well in his abducted family." on september 19, shen junliang recorded a phone call with zhong dingyou in a short video, during which he mentioned that zhong bin's current situation was not satisfactory. shen junliang told red star news that as far as he knew, zhong bin did not receive good care and education in his adoptive family and was not doing well.

as for how to deal with the adoptive parents who bought zhong bin, zhong dingyou told red star news: "we haven't thought about it yet, but if the other party treats zhong bin as their own child and treats the child well, then we will respect zhong bin's opinion on how to deal with it."

zhong dingyou said that he has not seen his son yet, and he needs to wait for the police to notify him where and when they will meet: "although i haven't seen my son yet, the police told me that the child is in good health, so i feel relieved. however, if the family that bought zhong bin treats him badly, abuses, bullies, and neglects him, then we, as zhong bin's biological parents, will also take legal action."

both shen junliang and zhong dingyou said that after finding the children, they will continue to fully cooperate with the police, try their best to find "auntie mei", and help more lost children return home.