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World● Low1h ago · Nov 12, 2026, 2:18 AM

Chinese twin sisters reunite after 20 years thanks to chance sighting in short video

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

A chance discovery on a short-video-sharing platform reunited Chinese twin sisters 20 years after they were separated at birth. Recently, 20-year-old Shenzhen resident Luo posted a video documenting her reunion with an identical twin sister she had never known about. While scrolling through Douyin, Luo’s cousin came across an account belonging to a woman surnamed Xia whose face bore a striking resemblance to Luo’s. Stunned by the similarity, the cousin sent Luo the account profile. Luo was...

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