Speaking of China, the AP reports that Chen Fuchao perched himself on the edge of a bridge in southern China, contemplating suicide and bringing traffic to halt for about five hours. A passer-by, Lai Jiansheng, walked up to the man, shook his hand, then pushed him off the ledge, saluting after he fell.
Lai said he was fed up with Chen. "I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interest. They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."
Chen fell onto an air cushion positioned by police and survived, suffering spine and elbow injuries. Lai was arrested.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Back from China
I just spent about 4 days in China, in Hangzhou specifically. It still amazes me how common China's national bird, the construction crane, is. And how many McMansions there are.
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