Overview
- Li, from Huaibei in Anhui, appealed on Henan Provincial TV’s Xiaoli Helps You to find Ma and return about 10,000 yuan lent to him in 2001.
- Local officials and the program report that initial attempts to locate Ma or her relatives have failed.
- Tracing is complicated because Ma’s former area in Donggongren Town, linked to coal-mining city Pingdingshan, has been redeveloped into high-rises.
- Li’s wife publicly backs the effort, saying he should repay the money if Ma is found.
- The case has gained national attention on Chinese social media following the televised appeal.