Chinese firm reproduces cup to save British autistic boy

By Lin Liyao
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A Chinese company recently restarted its production line to produce a bunch of cups for a British boy suffering from autism, China Central Television reports.

Ben and his green cup. [Photo/CNTV.com]

Ben and his green cup. [Photo/CNTV.com] 

A few days earlier, Ben lost his green cup which was a gift from his father a dozen years ago. Ben cherished it very much and saw it as his only "friend." Due to autism, Ben refused to drink water without his green cup and which put him in danger of dehydration.

In order to rescue his son, Ben's father posted their story online in an effort to try and find some suggestions. Thanks to the help from both Chinese and foreign netizens, the family finally got in contact with the factory which produced Ben's cup in 2001.

Since the cup had stopped being produced in 2003, the factory located in Changping County, Dongguan City of Guangdong Province, had to find the old cup mold and restart the production line.

They also contacted another factory that had produced the cup's toner years ago and asked them to reproduce it, so as to make the newly produced cup exactly the same as before.

At present, the factory has already produced a group of cups and sent eight of them to Ben. According to the factory, there are some minor distinctions in the color of the eight cups; but for autistic children, the difference may be significant. They are waiting for Ben to confirm which one is his favorite, so that they can promise to produce the cup as many as Ben needs in his entire life.

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