China Scene: West

Victim forgives kidnappers after they return IOU

A man who was kidnapped and forced to write an IOU worth 100,000 yuan ($14,634) forgave his abductors when they returned the IOU and begged for pardon in Kaili, Guizhou province, last week.

The man, surnamed Pan, received a phone call from a stranger who said he wanted to do business with him. When Pan went to meet the man he was abducted by five people.