article_snippet: People in China helped Matt track down Li Hongjun from the city of Meizhou in Guangdong province and the pair began to communicate over social media.
article_snippet: Matt eventually agreed to fly out and meet Li and yesterday - at Guangdong Jieyang Airport in southern China - the unlikely friends shared an embrace for the first time.
article_snippet: New friendship: After writing a BuzzFeed article about how Matt iPhone had ended up in China, people in China helped Matt track down 30-year-old restauranteur Li .
article_snippet: Adventure: Matt connected with Lee on social media and agreed to fly out to Guangdong Jieyang Airport in southern China to meet Lee in person .
article_snippet: Connecting: Matt's tale was shared hugely on Chinese social media site Weibo, where users helped Lee track down Li .
article_snippet: The odd couple have been hanging out in China since.
article_snippet: Matt has said the most important thing was the amazing friendship Matt developed with Matt Chinese friend and the visit to China will be one of the most valuable travels in Matt lifetime.
article_snippet: Matt's flight landed at 9pm local time in southern China where 'Brother Orange' had been eagerly waiting.
highlights_snippet: The pair connected online and Matt Stopera's eventually flew out to meet with Li .
  
highlights_snippet: Matt says Matt developed 'an amazing friendship' with Matt new Chinese friend .