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Man abducted as a child in China finds his mother with hand-drawn map

By Cassy Fiano-Chesser

The One-Child Policy in China led to numerous disastrous consequences. One of them, not often discussed, was child abduction. Son preference is prevalent in China, with families believing they are better able to provide for the elderly and can continue the family line. Therefore, it was often boys who were kidnapped, while infant girls were abandoned or placed for adoption. One of the kidnapped boys is Li Jingwei.

Li’s story was profiled by CNN. Kidnapped at four years old from his family’s village in southwestern Yunnan province, he grew up in central Henan province.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Li recalled the memories of his abduction. He said he was lured away by a bald man, who promised him the chance to see some cars, which were rare in his rural village. Instead, he was taken behind a hill, where a group of men on bicycles were waiting. “I wanted to go home but they didn’t allow that,” he said. “Two hours later, I knew I wouldn’t be going back home and I must have met bad people.”…

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