The Straits Exchange Foundation yesterday said it has contacted its Chinese counterpart to inquire after the whereabouts of a young man who reportedly went missing in Shanghai last month.
A recent college graduate named Kuo Yu-hsuan (郭宇軒), 22, went to Shanghai on Aug. 27 for a week-long vacation, his sister said in a post on X.
After an initial message following his arrival, no one has been able to contact him, she said, adding that his family has already reported a missing persons case.
Photo: screengrab from X
She added that Kuo was planning on traveling to Hefei in Anhui Province after Shanghai, but they did not have further details about his itinerary.
Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) during a regular news conference confirmed that Kuo’s family had filed a report with the foundation.
He said that the foundation would contact its Chinese counterpart about the case, but added that he had no further details to share at this time.
When asked, the foundation said it has already contacted the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and vowed to keep in close contact with Kuo’s family.
Additional reporting by CNA
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