China launches campaign to rescue abducted children

China has launched a campaign to locate missing or abducted children and help them reunite with their families, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.

The campaign that started in January was aimed at finding children who have fallen victims to abduction or were missing over the past four decades, the ministry told a news conference.

Both the victims and their parents have been encouraged to have their DNA information collected at nearby public security agencies so that their personal information can be recorded in the national DNA database to help find the biological relatives.

The ministry also called on the public to report information involving child abductions to the Police and offer assistance in the search for missing children.