Japan Honors Chinese Woman Who Died Protecting Japanese Mother and Son From Knife Attack in China

Police and security personnel stand outside the entrance of the Japanese embassy in Beijing on August 29, 2023. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

Japan has paid tribute to Hu Youping, the Chinese woman who was critically injured while stopping a knife attack on a Japanese mother and son in Suzhou, in China’s Jiangsu Province.

On June 27, the Japanese Embassy in China posted on Weibo, a Chinese social media site, mourning Ms. Hu’s death and paying tribute to her righteousness.