A welcome to China's first good Samaritan law
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 1, <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Samaritans">Samaritans</span>' <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Regulation">Regulation</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popularly">popularly</span> <span word="nicknamed">nicknamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Person">Person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>". <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>: "<span word="everything">everything</span>"!</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 700 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Person">Person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="values">values</span>, <span word="although">although</span> — <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span> — <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="metropolis">metropolis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ironically">ironically</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> '90<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="patriotic">patriotic</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="did">did</span>: "<span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rejuvenation">rejuvenation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>".</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="maligned">maligned</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Presidents">Presidents</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span>, <span word="Herbert">Herbert</span> <span word="Hoover">Hoover</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="slogan">slogan</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="garage">garage</span>."</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="materialistic">materialistic</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humiliation">humiliation</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1840<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="bedrock">bedrock</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="erosion">erosion</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="dramas">dramas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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