‘Just want to know my birthdate’: Chinese woman’s emotional search for birth parents after finding adoption papers ends in reunion refusal

A woman in China searching for her biological parents after finding out she was adopted has taken part in a documentary on her story seen by millions. By the end of the documentary the woman realises how unprepared she had been for the emotional journey and the disappointments along the way. — SCMP

“I don’t want to be reunited with them. I just want to know my real birthdate.”

This recent statement from a woman, in her late 20s, named Xiaoyue, in China searching for her biological parents has become a hot topic on mainland social media.