Runner carries hope for reunited families

YINCHUAN — For nearly a year, marathon runner Ma Shuai has turned races into platforms for hope, rallying athletes across the country to wear posters of missing children on their backs during competitions.

His grassroots campaign, Marathon for Missing Children, has already helped reunite families that had been separated for decades.

Ma's journey began with a haunting encounter years ago with a mother whose 15-year-old daughter, Du Sisi, vanished after school, leaving her deep in grief.