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The accidentally bigamous man who was forced to choose between wives
A Chinese man is being forced to choose between his two wives after his first wife was found 13 years after going missing. Ren Shushao, 52, a barber in Qijiang, Chongqing, will face bigamy charges unless he divorces either Xiong Jinzhen or Cai Chengrong.

Xiong disappeared from home in 1997 and Ren never saw her again until she was rescued recently. It turned out she had been kidnapped by a neighbor who sold her on to a man in another town who in turn sold her on to another man. Earlier this year, a friend of Ren's spotted Xiong in Shijiao town and told the barber who immediately launched a successful rescue attempt. He brought Xiong back to the home he shares with new wife Cai Chengrong who he married in 2002, thinking he would never see Xiong again.

However, Li Yusheng, a local senior lawyer, said Ren had to divorce one of his wives, otherwise he would be sued for bigamy. The two wives got along well together and his second wife, Cai, woould even cook and wash clothes for Xiong. Ren says he plans to divorce Cai Chengrong. However, she can continue to live with them, and they will take care of her."
 
 

 
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