Every child is the hope and future of the family, but the crime of child trafficking has plunged many families into untold suffering.
Guo Gangtang, the prototype of the movie "Orphaned", rode 500,000 kilometers across the north and south of the river in order to find his abducted son Guo Xinzhen, after 18 years.
His tenacious search for his children has made us deeply understand the suffering of the families of abducted children.
1. Families in distress of abducted children
Guo Gangtang's story began on September 21, 1997, when his two-and-a-half-year-old son, Guo Xinzhen, was playing in front of his home on the afternoon when he was suddenly abducted.
Since then, Guo Gangtang has embarked on a long journey to find his son.
However, this is not an isolated case, as nearly 200,000 children are trafficked in China every year. After being abducted, these children are often sold to remote areas to become other people's children, and have since lost contact with their biological families.
The families of the abducted children have since been plunged into endless suffering.
In order to find their children, many parents have embarked on a long road of searching for their children, like Guo Gangtang, exhausting their family wealth and exhaustion.
And those abducted children are also under endless psychological pressure in unfamiliar families, not knowing who their biological parents are or when they will be able to return to their families.
Their upbringing was filled with loneliness and helplessness, which seriously affected their mental health and future development.
2. Guo Gangtang's tenacious road to finding his son
After Guo Gangtang was abducted, he immediately called the police and began to search.
He rode a motorcycle and carried a flag printed with the information of finding his son, and traveled more than 20 provinces and cities across the country, covering more than 500,000 kilometers.
He searched for traces of his children at the ends of the earth, and even went abroad to find his children.
In the process of searching for his child, Guo Gangtang met many parents who also lost their children, and they formed a mutual aid alliance to search for their missing children.
They also use the Internet, social media and other channels to publish information about finding children and seek help from the society.
However, the road to finding their son was not smooth, and they faced all kinds of difficulties and setbacks, but Guo Gangtang never gave up.
In 2021, the Ministry of Public Security launched the "Reunion" operation, using modern technology to help many separated families reunite. Guo Gangtang also found his long-lost son Guo Xinzhen in this operation.
Their reunion gave hope to separated families across the country, and also made us feel the hardships and tenacity of Guo Gangtang's search for his son.
III. The entire society is to work together to combat the crime of abduction and trafficking of children
Guo Gangtang's search for his children shows us the serious harm caused by the crime of child abduction and trafficking to the families of abducted children.
In order to combat this crime, the government, the judiciary, non-profit organizations and all sectors of society are working together.
The government has intensified its efforts to crack down on child trafficking and has issued a series of laws and regulations to crack down on trafficking.
The public security organs have also set up a special anti-trafficking task force to carry out a nationwide special operation to rescue abducted children.
At the same time, the Government has increased the penalties for child trafficking, which can be punished with the death penalty for particularly serious trafficking offenders.
The judiciary is also working to protect the rights and interests of abducted children. In Guo Gangtang's case, the court sentenced the child trafficker to death in accordance with the law, upholding the dignity of the rule of law and social justice.
At the same time, the court has set up a special hotline and platform to help separated families find their children.
Public interest organizations and all sectors of society are also actively participating in counter-trafficking efforts.
Guo Gangtang's "Tianya Tracing Relatives" non-profit organization, as well as many other non-profit organizations and volunteers, are providing support and assistance to families searching for missing children.
They use online platforms, social media, and other means to collect information on missing children and help find separated families.
At the same time, they also provide psychological care and support to separated families to help them overcome the loss of their children.
In addition, all sectors of society are also providing support and assistance to combat the crime of child trafficking.
Businesses, celebrities, influencers and other people from all walks of life have reached out to provide financial support, psychological care and legal assistance to families searching for missing children.
Their actions have made separated families feel the warmth of society, and also let us see the pattern of anti-trafficking work in which the whole society is concerned and participates together.
IV. Conclusion
Guo Gangtang's journey to find his son has made us deeply understand the suffering of the families of abducted children.
However, his tenacity and persistence also give us hope.
Thanks to the joint efforts of the government, the judiciary, non-profit organizations and all sectors of society, the crime rate of child trafficking in China has been declining year by year, and more and more separated families have been reunited.
However, the crime of child abduction and trafficking is still a serious social problem that requires our continued attention and efforts.
Let us remember Guo Gangtang's story and work together to bring hope to families searching for missing children and fight to protect the rights and interests of every child.
At the same time, we must also raise awareness of prevention and protect our children from becoming victims of trafficking crimes.
Let us work together to contribute to building a harmonious family and a harmonious society.
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