Surge in Missing Children Cases in China Fuels Concerns of Organ Harvesting

By Li Muzi, Vision Times

As the investigation into the mysterious death of a 13-year-old student on a Henan school campus continues to gain traction, reports of missing children across multiple Chinese provinces have surged in early 2026. Bloggers on social media warn that “since entering 2026, the number of children suddenly going missing has increased,” a trend that has drawn widespread attention and fueled suspicion of links to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) longstanding organ harvesting practices.

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Vanished without a trace

On Jan. 13, an X account under the name “亚军&王歪嘴” posted a stark warning: “进入2026年，突然失踪的孩子越来越多了” (“Since entering 2026, more children are suddenly going missing”). Images circulating with the post listed a string of recent disappearances:

Henan reports multiply

On Jan. 13, blogger “抖音找人让爱回家” reported that five people had gone missing recently in Shangqiu, Henan Province — some at a train station, others near supermarkets or residential areas, spanning children, teenagers, and middle-aged adults. The blogger wrote: “Heartbreaking!”

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Public concern intensified after a shocking case in Xin Cai County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province. On Jan. 8, a 13-year-old student surnamed Zhu from Jinshi Tsinghua Garden Senior High School died suddenly on campus.

According to family accounts, school officials transferred the body by ambulance before relatives arrived. The boy’s uncle blocked the vehicle with a truck, and after hours of pleading, the family was finally allowed to see the body. They reported blood at the corners of the boy’s mouth and a nail-like puncture wound in the chest, raising doubts about the cause of death.

The following day, the family, other parents, and large crowds gathered at the school demanding answers. Authorities deployed large numbers of armed police to suppress the protest, sealing off the campus. From Jan. 10 onward, supporters attempted to converge near the school, prompting the local government to mobilize riot police, shut down highways, and block access roads to prevent outside assistance.

Reports later emerged that Zhengzhou lawyer Zhou Zhongchen traveled to Xin Cai to investigate but was allegedly assaulted upon arrival, his phone smashed. Family members were reportedly taken under control, the site sealed off, highways flooded with police, and evidence removed, effectively placing the area under lockdown.

An official notice issued on Jan. 11 claimed the student died of “cardiac sudden death,” stating that the puncture wound on the left chest resulted from “forensic blood sampling.” The explanation triggered widespread skepticism online, with netizens asking: “The family hadn’t arrived, but the forensic examiner already had?” Many openly questioned whether the case was connected to forced organ harvesting.

Another student missing near Xin Cai

Online videos later reported that on the evening of Jan. 9, Du Qiuzhe, a ninth-grade student from Huai Bin County No. 1 Middle School in Henan, went missing after school. Huai Bin County lies only 40–60 kilometers from Xin Cai, prompting dark speculation among netizens.

Comments captured in screenshots read: “60 kilometers from Xin Cai; this looks like a backup option.” Another user added, “The timing and location are too close. Does this mean the ‘client’ is nearby and urgently needs ‘supply’ (organs)?”

Online speculation intensified following reports that closed, fenced-off factories and industrial parks are appearing across China. The rumors gained traction after a Dec. 22 Thai military airstrike on scam compounds in Poipet, near the Thai-Cambodian border, where Chinese fraud rings reportedly attempted, unsuccessfully, to shield themselves by raising the Chinese flag. Organ harvesting allegations linked to the CCP has also been traced back to Myanmar and other countries in Southeast Asia.

Some users warned that such closed facilities could soon “spring up everywhere,” with one Jiangsu netizen remarking sarcastically: “They’re not even pretending anymore — they’re just laying the cards on the table now.”

Several Douyin bloggers (a popular blogging and social media app in China) echoed the warnings, urging parents to watch their children closely as more fenced-off industrial zones appear.

Organ harvesting allegations

Allegations of CCP-sanctioned forced organ harvesting have long drawn international scrutiny. World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong chairman Wang Zhiyuan previously stated: “After the CCP began persecuting Falun Gong at the end of 1999, it launched large-scale live organ harvesting, cultivating a massive killing machine and spreading this crime across society — even to infants.”

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a peaceful spiritual discipline that has been brutally persecuted in China since 1999, with thousands of practitioners perishing at the hands of Chinese police.

On Sept. 13, 2025, World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong released a report titled “Tracking the Surge in Child and Infant Organ Transplants in China,” concluding that after Jiang Zemin launched the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999, large numbers of practitioners, and later minors and elderly detainees, were held as part of a nationwide organ-harvesting supply chain.

According to the Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP, a medical worker surnamed Liu from Jiangxi said: “As a medical professional, I cannot tolerate the atrocity of forcibly removing organs from living people. This is an evil never before seen on Earth. To express my anger, I have decided to quit the Party and sever ties with this demonic force.”

Calls for accountability

Several residents from Jiangsu declared their withdrawal from Party youth organizations, stating: “We are willing to withdraw from this evil organization. All instability in China is caused by this wicked Party. People are unsafe, children disappear suddenly, morality has collapsed; there is no peace for ordinary people. If we don’t quit, it’s waiting for death. We hope the Chinese people awaken and remove this evil Party together!”

A Shandong resident from Laiyang added: “Everyone in China lives in fear. A child from a neighboring village disappeared and was later found with organs removed. A 50-year-old man in Qingdao’s Laoshan District also disappeared and was found with organs removed. This is truly a society where people devour people.”