Fear Grips Shenzhen Amid ‘Ambulance Kidnappings’ of Young Women

By Cai Siyun, Vision Times

A wave of disturbing incidents in Shenzhen has sparked widespread fear after multiple videos appeared to show young women being forcibly taken away by individuals posing as medical personnel. Once hailed as the “Silicon Valley of China”, Shenzhen has seen a visible slowdown in economic activity, with job losses and business closures fueling social unease now compounded by growing fears over public safety. The once-booming city is now plagued with empty stores and dwindling foot traffic.

Netizens have questioned whether the ambulances involved were genuine, with many expressing alarm: “I used to feel safe when I saw an ambulance. Now my heart sinks,” writes one netizen. “I’m afraid I won’t come back once I get on.”

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Kidnapped in broad daylight?

On Jan. 18, video footage circulated online showing a young woman being forcibly restrained on a stretcher by two individuals dressed as medical staff and three men in black clothing. The woman resisted by kicking and repeatedly stated that she did not want to die, saying she felt extremely fatigued.

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Observers noted that while her limbs appeared weak, suggesting she may have been injected with medication, she remained conscious and aware of the danger, continuing to struggle. Another woman was seen nearby making a phone call, apparently attempting to seek help, but she was unable to stop the five individuals involved.

A bystander challenged the purported medical staff, asking whether they had contacted police and accusing them of dragging the woman away by force.

One netizen wrote: “I can’t tolerate this anymore. Seeing this every day fills me with rage. This trampling of human dignity has crossed the absolute bottom line. If they tried to take my child like this, I would choose mutual destruction, because even surviving would be worse than death.”

Others commented:

On Jan. 17, a similar video emerged from Shenzhen’s Longgang District. Footage showed a traffic accident scene where neither police emergency numbers 110 nor 122 had arrived, yet an ambulance appeared. Four men dressed in non-standard attire carried a woman lying on the ground into the vehicle.

Netizens warned:

Similar incidents across China

Public anxiety has grown as reports of street abductions have surfaced nationwide.

In May 2025, a video circulated on X showing a woman in Yuzhou, Henan Province, being handcuffed by several people dressed as emergency personnel and forcibly taken away on a stretcher. She screamed for help, telling bystanders: “My name is Li Jianqing. I am fully conscious and healthy… What hospital puts handcuffs on patients? Help me! Please!” Despite her cries, passersby reportedly only watched and recorded the scene, with no one intervening.

In June 2025, near the former West Station in Guigang, Guangxi, a 16-year-old girl was injured in a vehicle collision and forcibly strapped to a stretcher by four men and loaded into an ambulance. Her body was reportedly sent to a funeral home the next day.

Netizens were further shocked when one of the men in black clothing appeared to closely resemble an individual seen on June 18 using an “organ transplant green channel,” based on clothing, hairstyle, and build. Some speculated the man may have been involved in multiple cases.

Abductions from private homes

Even more alarming are reports of forced removals from residences.

On the night of Dec. 27, 2025, in Longgang’s Jinxiang Apartments in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, neighbors filmed what appeared to be a woman being forcibly taken from her home by several uniformed individuals. The footage, which later spread widely overseas, captured desperate screams echoing through the building.

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The video showed multiple uniformed personnel, suspected to be police, along with a woman dressed in white resembling medical staff. The woman was eventually carried out of the building by three men and loaded into an ambulance, struggling violently and crying out: “Help me! I don’t want to die!”

A man was seen opening his door to observe but did not intervene.

Reactions on X were anguished, including comments like:

Growing fears over organ transplant abuse

It is widely known that organ transplantation has become one of the CCP’s most controversial industries. Public security, judicial, and medical institutions have all been implicated in allegations surrounding the system.

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Victims, critics say, have expanded from early targets such as Falun Gong practitioners and Muslim Uyghurs to include ordinary citizens. In recent years, large numbers of young people and children have gone missing across China, leading many observers to believe they may have become victims of forced organ harvesting.