Man who went to prison finally found his parents after 33 years of separation.

The Wei family, from Sichuan province (southwest China), has spent more than three decades searching for their son, who was abducted when he was just four years old.

Thanks to the DNA database, Mr. Wei's family found their son, but he was in prison for theft in Zhejiang province in eastern China.

The Wei family reunited after more than 30 years in a prison in Zhejiang, China. (Photo: SCMP)

Prisoner Mingdong (name changed), 37, was identified as the long-lost son of Mr. Wei when his DNA was collected by the prison in April during the admission process.

Meanwhile, Mr. Wei and his wife registered their DNA with a national network designed to help people find lost family members.

Mingdong was reunited with his parents and two sisters in Zhejiang prison on November 20th. His relatives hugged him tightly and promised to bring him home upon his release.

In his happiness, Mingdong shared that he had committed many minor crimes and had been to prison four times. "Now I have a home to return to. I will start over when I get out of prison," he said.

The reunion between Mingdong and his family in prison moved many people. Some suggested that Mingdong's criminal acts were a result of his life being ruined by human trafficking.

"Parental care and supervision are truly important in a person's upbringing. If he hadn't been kidnapped, he could have received much love from his family and become a good man," one netizen commented.

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the country recorded a total of 118,598 cases of trafficking in women and children nationwide from 2010 to 2021.

China has stepped up its efforts to combat human trafficking in recent years.

China's national DNA database was established in 2009 to collect and match DNA from families searching for missing relatives. A "reunion" campaign was launched in 2021, with the establishment of kinship search offices at police stations across the country.

Hua Yu (Source: SCMP)

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