Jin Gaoke hugs his son, now Christian Norris, in Beijing. Norris was born Jin Jiacheng in 1991 in Yinchuan, west of Beijing. Because his parents could have been penalized for having a second child, he was sent as a newborn to be raised by relatives. Later, he lived briefly with his birth parents and somehow got lost, his family says. (Wang Xuhua / For The Times)
Christian Norris stands with his American mother, Julia Norris, and his birth mother, Shao Julian. In 2000, Julia Norris met him at an orphanage in Luoyang and returned the following year to adopt him. (Wang Xuhua / For The Times)
Jin Gaoke begs the forgiveness of his son Christian Norris, who became separated from his birth family in China when he was 6. (Wang Xuhua / For The Times)
Christian’s grandmother presents Julia Norris with a hand-embroidered gift. (Wang Xuhua / For The Times)
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Christian Norris holds hands with his uncle, Jin Xiaowang, as his father looks on. The uncle had pretended that Christian was his own son and raised him until he was 6 and ready to go to school. (Wang Xuhua / For The Times)
