Abducted China boy who inspired anti-human trafficking film lands university place
- Outpouring of social media praise for young man who was snatched from his family as child and sold to couple in rural China
Social media in China is celebrating the admission to university of a young man who was abducted when he was four years old and reunited with his family 14 years later.
Sun Zhuo, who is now 21, has received an outpouring of support and good wishes as he embarks on his undergraduate journey.
On July 25, Sun, who has more than a million followers online, joyfully announced his acceptance into Nanjing Tech University on his Douyin social media account.
“It’s OK. I’ve got into a university,” he wrote under a photo of his admission notice from the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, where he will major in physics.
Located in Nanjing, Jiangsu province in southeastern China, Nanjing Tech University is known for its chemistry and bioengineering courses.
His admission sparked a wave of congratulations and good wishes from his family and the online community.
