{"id":5260,"date":"2025-08-19T13:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/2-centenarian-sisters-in-china-taiwan-reunite-through-videos-for-first-time-in-decades\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:50:14","slug":"2-centenarian-sisters-in-china-taiwan-reunite-through-videos-for-first-time-in-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/2-centenarian-sisters-in-china-taiwan-reunite-through-videos-for-first-time-in-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"2 centenarian sisters in China &amp; Taiwan reunite through videos for first time in decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 data-qa=\"Component-Component\">Separated centenarian sisters reconnect through videos with help from neighbour &amp; authorities<\/h2>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">With the help of netizens and the authorities, two centenarian sisters living in China and Taiwan were recently reconnected for the first time in decades.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), 101-year-old Wen Sue, who lives in Taiwan, and 100-year-old Wen Quanmei, who is in Jiangsu, China, had lost contact for 36 years.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">Thanks to Sue&rsquo;s neighbour, an influencer who goes by &lsquo;Zhongyuan Woman in Taiwan&rsquo; on Douyin, Sue&rsquo;s wish to find her sister was answered.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">The influencer filmed a video of Sue, which she posted on the platform in late July, sparking a search for Quanmei.<\/p>\n<h3 data-qa=\"Component-Component\">Chinese authorities find younger sister<\/h3>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">Following the viral video, a netizen left a comment saying her mother-in-law fits Sue&rsquo;s description of her sister. She wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">My mother-in-law, Wen Quanmei, is 100 years old this year. Her sister is in Taiwan. Her mother&rsquo;s family is from Wenjiatang, Niutang, Changzhou. She lived with her sister for a while in 1989. I wonder if she is right?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_645474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-645474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Upstream News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"er6t7fe5 css-1myfomw e1pqt1t0\" data-qa=\"ContentBody-ContentBodyContainer\" readability=\"20\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">The Changzhou police then visited the netizen&rsquo;s mother-in-law and confirmed that it was indeed Sue&rsquo;s younger sister, Quanmei.<\/p>\n<p class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\">As the sisters both suffer from poor eyesight and hearing difficulties, they were unable to do a video call with each other.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">Instead, police asked Quanmei to make a short video, which they sent to Sue&rsquo;s neighbour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\">&ldquo;Sister, we have not contacted each other for many years. I did not know if you were still alive,&rdquo; the younger sister said in the video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\">&ldquo;How is your health? I have always missed you,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_645473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-645473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-645473 lazyload\" alt=\"centenarian sisters (2)\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/centenarian-sisters-2.png 750w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/centenarian-sisters-2-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/centenarian-sisters-2-150x100.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/centenarian-sisters-2.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-645473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-645473\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/centenarian-sisters-2.png\" alt=\"centenarian sisters (2)\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/centenarian-sisters-2.png 750w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/centenarian-sisters-2-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/centenarian-sisters-2-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-645473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Upstream News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"er6t7fe5 css-1myfomw e1pqt1t0\" data-qa=\"ContentBody-ContentBodyContainer\" readability=\"10\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">Quanmei&rsquo;s son explained that his aunt Sue visited China in 1989 and stayed in their home for a while.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">However, the family lost contact with Sue after their residence was demolished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\">&ldquo;My mother remembers what food my aunt likes to eat and is always concerned about her health,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h3 data-qa=\"Component-Component\">Authorities hope to reunite centenarian sisters in person<\/h3>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">Earlier this month, Sue&rsquo;s neighbour shared a video of Sue&rsquo;s response to her sister.<\/p>\n<section class=\"er6t7fe5 css-1myfomw e1pqt1t0\" data-qa=\"ContentBody-ContentBodyContainer\" readability=\"15.876201923077\">\n<p class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\">&ldquo;I have finally seen my younger sister. It is fine. Thank you,&rdquo; the elder sister said.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">The influencer stated that ever since taking the first video, Sue had always asked her if her younger sister called whenever they met on the street.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">In an update on Douyin, she said she has given both parties each other&rsquo;s contact information so they can communicate from now on.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\">The Changzhou police is also coordinating with the local Taiwan Affairs Office, hoping to reunite the centenarian sisters in person.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"Component-Component\"><strong>Also read: 70-year-old S&rsquo;pore woman searches for long-lost biological family, children appeal for help<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eM8qTBcbVx\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>70-year-old S&rsquo;pore woman searches for long-lost biological family, children appeal for help<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from Douyin, Douyin.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<div>2 centenarian sisters in China &amp; Taiwan reunite through videos for first time in decades<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Separated centenarian sisters reconnect through videos with help from neighbour &amp; authorities With the help of netizens and the authorities, two centenarian sisters living in China and Taiwan were recently reconnected for the first time in decades. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), 101-year-old Wen Sue, who lives in Taiwan, and 100-year-old Wen&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/2-centenarian-sisters-in-china-taiwan-reunite-through-videos-for-first-time-in-decades\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;2 centenarian sisters in China &amp; Taiwan reunite through videos for first time in decades&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}