Quotable

Child abduction happens in many countries, but it is a very contemporary Chinese problem that has often affected the country's society and values in the last decade."

Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Hong Kong movie director, speaking at a news conference in Venice about his new movie Qin'ai de (Dearest). The film, based on a true story, depicts the turmoil wrought on the lives of a man and his ex-wife in Shenzhen when their 3-year-old son is abducted to be sold to another family. In recent years, authorities have launched a number of campaigns to bring abducted children home, breaking up child-trafficking rings and returning tens of thousands of kidnapped children to their parents.