Report from China National Radio Beijing on January 29th: A report by the 'Evening News Peak' program on China National Voice reports that two days ago (January 26th), a microblog called "Take Photos to Rescue Begging Children" was set up on Sina Weibo. On its first day, it attracted more than 7,000 followers. At this moment in the live broadcast room, we see the avatar of this microblog page is a six-year-old begging boy named Yang Weixin. One and a half years ago, after being abducted, his legs were broken and he was forced to beg on the street. After a netizen took his photo, his mother recognized him. With the Spring Festival approaching, how far is it for little Weixin to go home? Behind the term "microblog," which was an internet buzzword in 2010, perhaps there is more than just entertainment and celebrity updates. When anti-human trafficking efforts are aided by the wings of microblogging, will the road home for abducted children become shorter? Listen to the report by Central Radio Station's reporter Che Li.
The mother of abducted child Yang Weixin, Hong Yuping, without hesitation, mentioned the bizarre time her child went missing - July 20th, 2009, at 7 p.m. One and a half years have passed, and it is unknown whether the now six-year-old Yang Weixin can still remember his home address: Gudian Community, Jinlong Street, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province.
Hong Yuping said that for these two years, she has been tirelessly searching for her child but has not found any results. Until last year, when she accidentally discovered a photo online showing a child with broken legs, it turned out to be her son Yang Weixin.
Hong Yuping: Volunteers found photos of wandering and begging children and uploaded them to the 'Bring Children Home' group. That's when I saw it. I immediately went to Xiamen to look, but couldn't find him.
A single photo online gave hope to Yang Weixin's mother, but soon led to disappointment again. On the evening of January 17th, Yang Weixin's mother entrusted someone to deliver a letter of help to Professor Yu Jianrong from the Institute of Rural Development at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Yu Jianrong: I posted this issue on my microblog. I thought that using this method might help rescue more children. Using microblogging, people can take photos whenever they see something and upload them online, which could be beneficial for rescuing these children.
On January 26th, Professor Yu Jianrong from the Institute of Rural Development at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences created the microblog "Take Photos to Rescue Begging Children." It contained photos of over 70 children, and within one day, it gained more than 7,000 followers.
Yu Jianrong: You can see that after someone takes a photo, the public security department immediately acts to rescue the child and also provides assistance through the civil affairs department, which helps in finding the children.
Due to the speed of microblogging and the vastness of the network, the six-year-old abducted boy Yang Weixin is drawing attention from more people.
On the microblog, the characteristics of Yang Weixin have been forwarded countless times. If at this moment, little Weixin is listening to the radio, we hope he can hear his mother's words:
Hong Yuping: Daddy, mommy, grandma, aunties, uncles, everyone is looking for you. Many relatives are searching for you outside, urging you to come home quickly, come home for the New Year celebration. Everyone misses you very much. If you hear mom's voice, you can ask the police officer for help to bring you home.
Quanzhou Public Security Bureau Deputy Director Lin Shuihu stated in an interview with the media that regarding the case of Yang Weixin, the police have organized a special task force to carry out rescue operations in Xiamen and other places. They will combine traditional investigative methods with technological means, integrating old and new techniques to expand leads, hoping to rescue Yang Weixin as soon as possible.
If you walk on the roadside and see a begging child, please take out your mobile phone and take a photo, then upload it to the microblog so more people can see it. Perhaps these children are abducted, and their parents are anxiously searching for them all over the world.