Translator’s Note: Hu Youping [胡友平] – 1969-2024 – was 55-years old when she died defending a Japanese mother and her child during a knife attack at a Suzhou Bus Stop on June 24th, 2024. The unnamed murderer is described in the Chinese-language media as being a 52-year old, unemployed ethnic Chinese man originating from outside of Suzhou. This individual is in Police Custody and is awaiting trial. Meanwhile, the US – through its colony of Japan – continues to agitate in and around China. Japan, as an ally of the US, refuses to acknowledge its guilt for the millions of Chinese men, women, and children its military forces killed between 1931-1945. The US allows this attitude in Japan as being part of its anti-Socialist project. Needless to say, many Chinese people possess a negative attitude toward Japan. That being said, it is odd to think that the selfless actions of a brave Chinese woman would lead to some Chinese people terming her a “traitor” – simply because she interceded and saved the lives of two Japanese nationals. Most Chinese people agree that mindless violence describes the manner in which the Imperial Japanese behaved both before and during WWII. The Chinese people will overcome US and Japanese racism by good, polite and generous behaviour. This is how “good” defeats “evil”. ACW (28.6.2024)
Hu Youping died to save Japanese nationals from Chinese attack and was posthumously awarded the title of “Suzhou City Model of Bravery”. A Professor at Fudan University questioned why it was that she was not awarded the title of “Hero of Bravery” – an award which requires the Provincial Government to first evaluate. It is suggested that Hu Youping should be awarded the title of “Martyr” to protect her reputation (and that of her family) from physical threats and cyber violence from a small section of the Chinese population.
At about 16:00 on June 24th, 2024, a knife-wounding attack occurred at the Xindi Centre Bus Stop on Tayuan Road, Suzhou High-tech Zone, resulting in 3 injuries, including 1 Chinese national and 2 Japanese nationals. The Chinese person (fatally) injured was Hu Youping – hurt during the process of voluntarily preventing the suspect from committing the crime. Hu Youping was sent to the hospital for treatment but died on June 26th, 2024. Among the two Japanese people involved, one was treated in the hospital overnight and was not in danger whilst the other was discharged on the same day.
On June 28, 2024 the Suzhou Public Security Bureau and Suzhou City Foundation for Heroic Acts issued a notice that, according to the consideration of the relevant provisions of the “Regulations on Rewarding and Protecting Heroic Acts in Jiangsu Province” and the “Implementation Measures for the Evaluation of Heroic Acts in Suzhou” – following an application from the Suzhou High-tech Zone Management Committee and the review of the Municipal Heroic Acts Evaluation Working Group. This activity led to the Municipal Government being requested to posthumously award citizen Hu Youping the title of “Suzhou Model of Heroic Action”. A media reporter learned from the Suzhou Municipal People’s Government that Suzhou City has recognized the Heroic Act and is posthumously awarding the title of “Heroic Model of Action” in Suzhou City according to procedures.
Whilst facing a knife-wielding murderer, Hu Youping stepped forward regardless of the danger and unfortunately was killed. Her sacrifice fully deserves the title of “Heroic Model of Action”. However, this title is lower than the title of “Righteous Hero & Martyr” in the “Implementation Measures for the Evaluation of Heroic Acts in Suzhou”. Fudan University University Professor Qu Weiguo raised serious objections to the public announcement of Suzhou Public Security Bureau and Suzhou Foundation for Heroic Acts, questioning why Hu Youping was not worthy of the title of “Righteous Hero & Martyr”?
Professor Qu’s question is echoed by many netizens who care about Hu Youping. However, Professor Qu has misunderstood Suzhou City. According to the “Regulations on Rewarding and Protecting Heroic Acts in Jiangsu Province”, it is only the People’s Government at a Prefecture-Level which can bestow the “Righteous Hero & Martyr” and “Advanced Righteous Hero & Martyr” awards, whilst the County (City and District) People’s Government can only award the title of “Heroic Model of Action”.
The authority to award the title of “Righteous Hero & Martyr” lies in the hands of the Provincial Government. In other words, the title of “Heroic Model of Action” is the highest honorary award that the Suzhou Government can give to Hu Youping for her righteousness and bravery. If Suzhou City needs to assess Hu Youping as a “Righteous Hero & Martyr”, it is necessary to apply to the Jiangsu Provincial Government. There is currently no report about the Suzhou Government applying to the Provincial Government for Hu Youping’s “Righteous Hero & Martyr”.
For Hu Youping’s death, the Japanese Embassy in China lowered its flag in mourning, and the last time it lowered its flag was on October 27th, 2023 when a prominent businessmen suddenly passed away. The official Weibo site of the Japanese Embassy in China stated that it believed that her courage and kindness also represented the vast majority of Chinese people. Such a beautiful expectation is equal between the people of China and Japan. It is hoped that China and Japan will be friendly for generations, but there are always some who disagree – lacking in beautiful humanity – on the Internet. These people have attacked attacked the brave actions of Hu Youping – calling her a “traitor” – whilst Youping’s family is also facing the pressure from such unwarranted accusations.
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According to the implementation measures of “Jiangsu Province’s Implementation of the Evaluation of the Title of Courageous Acts for Righteousness Acts and Bravery” the Provincial title for “Bravery” is evaluated only once every three years. The title of “Heroic Model of Action” is only available at the Provincial-Level, and the last time Jiangsu Province considered the cases of brave people was during October 2023, covering the period from May 1st, 2020 to April 30th, 2023. In other words, if Hu Youping wants to be recognized as a “Righteous Hero & Martyr”, she needs to wait until after April 30th, 2026.
Instead of the long wait for the title of “Righteous Hero & Martyr”, the Jiangsu Provincial Government should immediately grant Hu Youping the honour of being recognised as “Martyr”. Many people think that ordinary citizens cannot be rated as “Martyrs”. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. “Martyr” is not exclusive to certain people – but rather all citizens who sacrifice their lives in Defending the Motherland and Socialist Construction are eligible.
Article 8 of the “Regulations on Commendation of Martyrs” stipulates several situations in which individuals can be rated as Martyrs, among which the second situation is Disaster Relief or other sacrifices made related to Rescue and State protection, collective property, and citizens’ lives and property. According to the statement of the Japanese (adult) injured person involved, when the suspect committed the crime, Hu Youping stopped the suspect and was stabbed and fell to the ground, and the son of the Japanese adult injured person took the opportunity to escape. Citizens who witnessed the scene saw that Hu Youping grabbed the suspect from behind – whilst the suspect stabbed her wih a backward thrust – causing her to fall to the ground. The suspect continued to chase and stab. The witness said: “If the suspect had not been stopped at the time, more people would have been injured.”
In the “Reply of the People’s Government of Jiangsu Province on Approving to Evaluate Comrade Qiao Jun as a Martyr” on December 22nd, 2023, Qiao Jun died on June 3rd, 2023 while rescuing people who fell into the water. According to the provisions of Article 8, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of the “Regulations on Commendation of Martyrs”, the Jiangsu Provincial Government agreed to evaluate Comrade Qiao Jun as a Martyr. Among the Provincial-Level Bravery Titles evaluated by Jiangsu Province last year, there was a Martyr named Liu Zifan, who was also unfortunately killed after being stabbed because he stopped others from committing crimes, and was finally evaluated as a Martyr by the Provincial Government.
On July 19th, 2012, the General Office of the State Council forwarded the “Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of the Rights and Interests of People Who Performed Heroic Acts” formulated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Security and seven other Ministries and Commissions. It was proposed that for people who died while performing Heroic Acts, those who meet the conditions for being evaluated as Martyrs shall be evaluated as Martyrs in accordance with the law, and their families shall enjoy relevant treatment in accordance with the “Regulations on Commendation of Martyrs”. Whether it is deeds or laws and regulations, there is no obstacle for Hu Youping to be evaluated as a Martyr. But in legal procedures, the Suzhou government needs to report to the Jiangsu Provincial Government for evaluation.
In fact, whether it is a “Hero” or a “Martyr”, the Suzhou government needs to report to the Provincial Government for evaluation. It is not known whether the Suzhou government has yet initiated this procedure. However, as a city with nearly 2,000 Japanese companies – there are problems due to the dispute regarding Japanese nationals living in China openly wearing Japanese-style kimonos – with many carrying Samurai Swords on Chinese streets. This is the same behaviour that the Japanese performed in China between 1931-1945 – when the Japanese Imperial Army and Kempeitai Police (including Unit 731) committed their numerous murders and atrocities. This is understandably a sensitive issue for ethnic Chinese people. Therefore, it is necessary for the Suzhou government to perform in a better capacity with regards the honorary treatment of Hu Youping. This is not only fair treatment for Hu Youping, whose reputation and family has been subject to online violence, but also an important measure for the Suzhou government to firmly express its support for Sino-Japanese friendship. More importantly, it is to provide more protection for Hu Youping’s family.
Strictly speaking, no citizen should be subjected to online violence, and any citizen subjected to online violence should be protected by law. However, it is undeniable that compared with ordinary citizens, Martyrs and their families enjoy a more suitable legal protection. If Hu Youping is rated as a “Martyr”, her memory will be protected by the “Heroes and Martyrs Law”. Those online violence behaviours that distort, vilify, blaspheme, and deny Hu Youping’s deeds and chivalrous spirit will be deemed as violating the law. If such behaviour constitute a crime, then the perpetuators will be held criminally responsible – in accordance with the law.
In addition, according to the “Martyrs Commendation Regulations”, the standard for Martyr Commendation Compensation is 30 times the per capita disposable income of urban residents in the previous year – when the Martyr died. In addition to enjoying the Martyr Commendation Compensation, the Martyrs’ families who fall within the scope of the “Work Injury Insurance Regulations” and related regulations also enjoy a one-time work-related Death Allowance and a Special Allowance for Martyrs’ families equivalent to 40 months’ salary of the Martyr concerned. In addition, the Martyrs’ families also enjoy preferential treatment in medical care, education, employment, housing and other aspects.
In the face of Hu Youping’s natural act of upholding humanity, any honorary title for her unfortunate death will seem light and flimsy. Some comments say that Hu Youping saved the “face” of the City of Suzhou. I believe that those Suzhou citizens who sent flowers to the Bus Stop where Hu Youping died also accepted that Hu Youping saved their face. Such a person who died for Suzhou’s face, such a person who gave her life for Sino-Japanese friendship, such a person who was brave but was called a “traitor” – Suzhou should give her and her family the honour and treatment she deserves. Hu Youping saved part of Suzhou’s face, and the rest of the face will have to be earned by Suzhou itself.
Chinese Language Text:
勇救2名日本人，胡友平值得一个烈士称号
中年小法师_
2024-06-28 15:56
北京
胡友平为救日本人而牺牲，被追授“苏州市见义勇为模范”称号。复旦大学教授质疑其未获“见义勇为英雄”称号，实际上需省政府评定。建议胡友平应获“烈士”称号，以保护其免受网暴并享受相关待遇。
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6月24日16时许，苏州市高新区塔园路新地中心公交站台发生一起持刀伤人案件，造成3人受伤，其中1人为中国籍，2人为日本籍。中国籍伤者胡友平在阻止嫌疑人犯罪过程中受伤严重，经送医抢救无效于26日不幸离世。两名日籍人员中，1人在院治疗，无生命危险；另1人当日已出院。
6月28日，苏州市公安局、苏州市见义勇为基金会发布的公示，根据《江苏省奖励和保护见义勇为人员条例》《苏州市见义勇为称号评定实施办法》有关规定，经苏州高新区管委会申报，市见义勇为称号评定工作小组评审，提请市政府追授市民胡友平“苏州市见义勇为模范”称号”。有媒体记者从苏州市人民政府了解到，苏州市已认定其见义勇为行为，正按程序追授其苏州市“见义勇为模范”称号。
面对持刀凶犯，胡友平不顾危险，挺身而出，不幸罹难，完全当得上“见义勇为模范”称号。但是这个称号在《苏州市见义勇为称号评定实施办法》当中低于“见义勇为英雄”称号。复旦大学教授曲卫国就对对苏州市公安局、苏州市见义勇为基金会的公示提出严重异议，质疑胡友平为什么够不上“见义勇为英雄”的称呼？
曲教授的疑问同样也是很多关心胡友平的网友的疑问。不过这一点，曲教授有点误会苏州市了，根据《江苏省奖励和保护见义勇为人员条例》的规定，设区的市人民政府可以授予市“见义勇为模范”和市“见义勇为先进个人”称号，县（市、区）人民政府可以授予“见义勇为先进个人”称号。
而“见义勇为英雄”称号的授予权限在省政府手中。也就是说，“见义勇为模范”称号是苏州政府能给予胡友平见义勇为行为最高的荣誉奖励。苏州市如果需要评定胡友平为“见义勇为英雄”称号，需要向江苏省政府申报。目前并没有关于苏州政府向省政府申报胡友平“见义勇为英雄”称号的报道。
对于胡友平的罹难，日本驻华大使馆下半旗致哀，而上一次下半旗还是2023年10月27日一位大人物突然离世。日本驻华大使馆官微上称，相信她的勇气与善良也代表了广大中国民众。这样美好的期待也是期望中日世世代代友好的两国人士的美好期待，但是在网络上总是有些缺乏美好人性的杂音。他们攻击胡友平为“汉奸”，相信胡友平的家属同样也面临着这样无端指控的压力。
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按照《江苏省见义勇为称号评定实施办法》，省级见义勇为称号每3年集中评定一次。“见义勇为英雄”称号只有省一级，而上一次江苏省集中评定见义勇为人士是在2023年10月份，覆盖时段是2020年5月1日至2023年4月30日。也就是说，胡友平如果要被认定为“见义勇为英雄”，需要等到2026年4月30日之后。
相比“见义勇为英雄”称号的漫长等待，江苏省政府更应该给胡友平的荣誉是“烈士”称号。很多人一看到“烈士”都会以为普通公民不能被评为“烈士”，其实这是误解，“烈士”不是某些人专属，而是所有在保卫祖国和社会主义建设事业中牺牲的公民都有资格被评定为烈士。
《烈士褒扬条例》第八条规定了几种可以被评定为烈士的情形，其中第二种情形是抢险救灾或者其他为了抢救、保护国家财产、集体财产、公民生命财产牺牲的。据涉事日籍成年伤者陈述，犯罪嫌疑人行凶时，胡友平阻拦了犯罪嫌疑人并被刺伤倒地，涉事日籍成年伤者的儿子得以趁机躲开。现场目击市民看到，胡友平先是拉住犯罪嫌疑人，又从身后抱住嫌疑人，嫌疑人反手将她刺伤，致其倒地后仍继续追刺。目击市民表示：“如果当时犯罪嫌疑人没有被拦住，将会有更多人受伤。”
在2023年12月22日《江苏省人民政府关于同意评定乔军同志为烈士的批复》当中，乔军2023年6月3日在施救落水群众过程中牺牲，江苏省政府根据《烈士褒扬条例》第八条第一款第二项规定，同意评定乔军同志为烈士。在去年江苏省评定省级见义勇为称号当中有一位叫刘子凡的烈士，也是因为阻拦他人行凶，被捅伤后不幸牺牲，最后被省政府评定为烈士。
2012年7月19日，国务院办公厅转发由民政部、教育部、公安部等七部委制定的《关于加强见义勇为人员权益保护的意见》，其中提出，对见义勇为死亡人员，凡符合烈士评定条件的，依法评定为烈士，其家属按照《烈士褒扬条例》享受相关待遇。不管是事迹还是法律法规，胡友平被评为烈士都没有什么障碍。但在法律程序上，需要苏州政府呈报江苏省政府评定。
事实上，不管是“见义勇为英雄”还是“烈士”，都需要苏州政府呈报省级政府评定。苏州政府是不是已经按程序呈报目前不得而知。但是作为此前因为日本风情街和服之争，以及此次持刀伤害日本人事件，所谓拥有近2000家日本企业的城市，苏州政府有必要在胡友平的荣誉待遇上有更好的表现。这既是给胡友平遭受的网暴应得的公平待遇，也是苏州政府坚定表达支持中日友好的重要举措，更重要的在于对胡友平家属更多的保护。
严格来讲，任何一个公民都不应该被网暴，任何一个公民被网暴都应当得到法律的保护。但是不可否认，相比较于普通公民，烈士以及烈士家属享有更多更明确的法律保障。如果被评定为“烈士”，胡友平就属于《英雄烈士法》保护的对象，那些网络上歪曲、丑化、亵渎、否定胡友平事迹和精神的网暴行为就违反了该法，构成犯罪的，将依法追究刑事责任。
另外根据《烈士褒扬条例》规定，烈士褒扬金标准为烈士牺牲时上一年度全国城镇居民人均可支配收入的30倍。烈士遗属除享受烈士褒扬金外，属于《工伤保险条例》及相关规定适用范围的，还享受一次性工亡补助金以及相当于烈士本人40个月工资的烈士遗属特别补助金。除此之外，烈士遗属还享受医疗、教育、就业、住房等方面的优待。
面对胡友平秉持人性的自然之举，对她的不幸罹难，任何荣誉称号都会显得轻飘飘。有评论称，胡友平保住了苏州的脸面。相信那些往胡友平牺牲所在的站台送花的苏州市民也接受胡友平保住了他们的脸面。就这样一个为苏州脸面不幸罹难的人，就这样一个为了中日友好献出生命的人，就这样一个见义勇为但被骂“汉奸”的人，苏州理应给她以及她的家属应得的荣誉和待遇。胡友平是保住了苏州的脸面，接下来的脸面得苏州自己挣了。
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