'Brother Orange' and Owner of Stolen iPhone Plan to Meet in China

— China News (@Echinanews) 25 Feb 15

The digital hunt for an iPhone lost in a New York bar a year ago, which put an editor at BuzzFeed in contact with a Chinese man now known to millions online as “Brother Orange,” is heading toward a personal encounter.

The BuzzFeed editor, Matt Stopera, 27, hopes to travel to China on March 18 to meet Brother Orange, who now has the stolen iPhone. Brother Orange had invited Mr. Stopera to visit Meizhou, in the southern province of Guangdong, and to try its local dishes.

“I’m definitely going. Brother Orange still has to confirm the date, but he seems very down to meet,” Mr. Stopera said on Wednesday by telephone. “I think I’m going to visit him probably for a week, he invited me for a meal or dinner at his house.”

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