Uploaded August 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Good samaritans are hard to come by in China because they will often end up being sued by the person they are helping. Therefore, stories of accident victims being left by the side of the road, ignored by passers-by, often show up in the news.
But on Wednesday, Chinese media reported about a young girl who went with her instinct and asked her mum to help a woman in southern China who had fainted from the heat.
Watch Chris Chappell and Karen Chang look at this act of kindness, and discuss the kinds of reactions it has sparked.
Good samaritans are hard to come by in China because they will often end up being sued by the person they are helping. Therefore, stories of accident victims being left by the side of the road, ignored by passers-by, often show up in the news.
But on Wednesday, Chinese media reported about a young girl who went with her instinct and asked her mum to help a woman in southern China who had fainted from the heat.
Watch Chris Chappell and Karen Chang look at this act of kindness, and discuss the kinds of reactions it has sparked.










