(28 Jun 2024)
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Beijing – 28 June 2024
1. Wide of news conference
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“We also learned the sad news. We mourn over the unfortunate passing of Ms. Hu Youping and extend our sympathies to her family. The city of Suzhou will posthumously award Ms. Hu Youping the title of role model of righteousness and courage. I think this Chinese woman embodied the kindness and bravery of the Chinese people, reflecting the spirit of courage and helpfulness that is valued in China.”
4. Wide of news conference
STORYLINE:
China’s Foreign Minister expressed condolences for the death of a woman who tried to block the assailant in a knife attack at a Japanese school bus stop.
A man stabbed a Japanese woman and her child at a bus stop on Tuesday in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, a tech center and historic canal city outside Shanghai.
Chinese woman Hu Youping was injured while intervening to stop the assailant from getting on the bus and died on Friday.
The two Japanese people who sustained minor injuries were discharged from the hospital on the day of the attack, while Hu remained in severe condition.
On Friday, Chinese media reported that Hu had passed away despite rescue efforts.
“We mourn over the unfortunate passing of Ms. Hu Youping and extend our sympathies to her families,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily news briefing in Beijing.
She added that the city would award her the title of role model of righteousness and courage.
The Japanese embassy in China also lowered its flag to half-mast to honor her.
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