Commentary: The Actions of a Brave Woman Saved the Day: Now We Must Protect the Future

People across China are paying tribute to Hu Youping, a bus attendant who died protecting a Japanese mother and her child from a knife-wielding attacker in Suzhou.

Her intervention not only saved lives but prompted deep reflection on her act of courage.

On Monday afternoon in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, 54-year-old Hu stepped in to shield a Japanese woman and her son who were attacked by a 52-year-old man while waiting for a school bus.