{"id":373,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/a-chinese-student-missing-for-4-days-in-the-us-state\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:41:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T02:41:08","slug":"a-chinese-student-missing-for-4-days-in-the-us-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/a-chinese-student-missing-for-4-days-in-the-us-state\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chinese Student Missing For 4 Days In The US State"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A Chinese student missing for four days in the US state of Illinois is the subject of a massive police search after she was last seen on security footage getting into a car.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">Chinese student<\/a> missing for four days in the US state of Illinois is the subject of a massive police search after she was last seen on security footage getting into a car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FqTuEJptMdudnsm1M_WD8dv0mmou?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.png\" width=\"598\" height=\"370.696269982238\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/a-chinese-student-missing-for-4-days-in-the-us-state\/#University_of_Illinois_student_Zhang_Yingying_26_has_been_missing_for_four_days_Photo_Handout\" title=\"University of Illinois student Zhang Yingying, 26, has been missing for four days. Photo: Handout\">University of Illinois student Zhang Yingying, 26, has been missing for four days. Photo: Handout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/a-chinese-student-missing-for-4-days-in-the-us-state\/#Security_footage_shows_Zhang_before_she_boarded_a_bus_on_Friday_afternoon_Photo_Handout\" title=\"Security footage shows Zhang before she boarded a bus on Friday afternoon. Photo: Handout\">Security footage shows Zhang before she boarded a bus on Friday afternoon. Photo: Handout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/a-chinese-student-missing-for-4-days-in-the-us-state\/#Screen_shot_from_The_University_of_Illinois_International_Student_and_Scholar_Services\" title=\"Screen shot from\u00a0The University of Illinois International Student and Scholar Services\">Screen shot from\u00a0The University of Illinois International Student and Scholar Services<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"University_of_Illinois_student_Zhang_Yingying_26_has_been_missing_for_four_days_Photo_Handout\"><\/span>University of Illinois student Zhang Yingying, 26, has been missing for four days. Photo: Handout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Zhang Yingying, 26, a Fujian native, had been undertaking research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u2019s department of natural resources and environmental sciences for about a month and was staying in university housing, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p>The university\u2019s police department said in a statement that Zhang was last seen on Friday afternoon. Local media said she had sent a text message that day saying that she was going to Urbana city to sign a lease on an apartment, but had not shown up. Her last phone activity was at 2.30pm the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Security footage posted by police on YouTube showed Zhang standing at the side of a quiet avenue just after 2pm on Friday. A black Saturn Astra car pulled up beside her and she spoke to the driver for a few minutes before getting in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjzNZmqIY40oDNSGJ7ffKRRjK3Fj?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"2.png\" width=\"598\" height=\"392.3922518159806\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Security_footage_shows_Zhang_before_she_boarded_a_bus_on_Friday_afternoon_Photo_Handout\"><\/span>Security footage shows Zhang before she boarded a bus on Friday afternoon. Photo: Handout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cWhile we cannot release many of the specifics involved in the investigation, we have enlisted all of the available resources which we believe may be useful in our search,\u201d the university police department\u2019s chief, Jeff Christensen, said in the statement, which was released on Monday local time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a> is ongoing, and we are continuing to pursue a number of routes which we hope will help us find Ms Zhang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police said they were working with ride-sharing programmes like Uber, and checking other reports of a black vehicle whose driver had invited other young women to get in.<\/p>\n<p>On their website, police said they were \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d and were treating the case as a very urgent matter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fgp-sfO7FyIcblFyi1x1oNY8ioNz?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"3.png\" width=\"598\" height=\"705.2275862068966\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Screen_shot_from_The_University_of_Illinois_International_Student_and_Scholar_Services\"><\/span>Screen shot from\u00a0The University of Illinois International Student and Scholar Services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The University of Illinois International Student and Scholar Services and internet users shared posts about Zhang\u2019s disappearance on Facebook, while Zhang\u2019s friends in China also tried to raise awareness about her disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel really anxious,\u201d her boyfriend said, according to Guangzhou\u2019s Southern Metropolis Daily. \u201cShe is a smart girl and is cautious about protecting herself. Whenever she goes out, she will tell her classmates and teachers. She wouldn\u2019t visit anyone alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A classmate of Zhang, surnamed Zeng, was quoted by the paper as saying: \u201cZhang is an outgoing girl who is really careful. She is very goal-oriented and would not befriend bad guys or annoy other students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zhang earned her master\u2019s degree in environmental engineering from Peking University in Beijing in 2016. She also holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC QR.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Chinese student missing for four days in the US state of Illinois is the subject of a massive police search after she was last seen on security footage getting &#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[298,60,29],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-a-chinese-student-missing-for-4-days-in-the-us-state","tag-china","tag-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7406,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions\/7406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}