BEIJING, CHINA – A Chinese man with two wives was arrested Friday after the women found each other on a popular social networking site in China, state media reported.
The China Daily newspaper reported that the man surnamed Chang was arrested on bigamy charges. The two women stumbled upon the other while checking Chang’s friend list on Kaixin001, which is a copycat version of Facebook in China.
One of the wives added her husband’s “buddy” list to her own and the women started chatting. When they shared wedding photos they were surprised to see that they both shared the same groom.
Chang’s first spouse, a woman surnamed Li, reported her husband’s dual marriages to Beijing’s Chaoyang police department in March. Chang married the woman in 2005. Later while doing business in Mexico, Chang met a Beijing woman surnamed Wang. They married when Wang discovered she was pregnant, a press release from the Beijing police said.
Chang secured a Mexican passport in 2002 while still holding Chinese citizenship. Because China does not recognize dual nationality, Chang concealed his Mexican passport in order to travel more freely between China and other countries.
The paper reported that Chang kept the two marriages secret by claiming he was doing business abroad and could not return to China very often. He divided his time between Li and Wang's homes.
After the charges were made, Chang canceled his Chinese passport and moved overseas to escape prosecution. He was apprehended while secretly visiting his parents, according to the police report.
Kaixin001 has become a popular website in China as other social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter are blocked in the country.
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