Chinese dad offers US$1.4 million reward to find abducted son, reunites after 24 years
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During the reunion ceremony held in Shenzhen, southern China, on March 16, the father, Xie Yue, presented his son, Xie Haonan, with a Mercedes-Benz sedan valued at three million yuan (US$415,000) along with a bank card containing an undisclosed sum set aside for his education.
However, Xie junior declined the gifts, expressing that he does not need them at the moment as he is still pursuing his master's degree. He emphasised that he believes his future 'relies on himself,' as reported by the Southern Metropolis News.
'My father is successful, and I am confident I can achieve these things through my own hard work,' said the son during their heartfelt meeting.
At 26, Xie junior was abducted by a fruit vendor near his home in Shenzhen in January 2001 when he was just two years old. His father has relentlessly searched for him since that day.
Xie junior was abducted at age two by a fruit vendor in Shenzhen in January 2001, while his father searched for him relentlessly. Photo: Douyin
Until now, Xie junior had been living in Henan province, central China, while details about his adoptive family remain undisclosed in media reports.
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