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A senior British diplomat became a hero in China after a video of him pulling a student out of a growing tributary went viral on social media.
“Thanks to the timely rescue, the woman was able to quickly regain her breath and consciousness”says the consulate statement.
This is the video that went viral:
Ellison, 61, was visiting the city on Saturday when he heard the cry of a group of people who had seen the woman fall into the water.
In the images of the video recorded by passersby, shared by the consulate and various Chinese media, Ellison is seen jumping dressed into the river, where an unknown woman was struggling to stay afloat.
Ellison, an accomplished triathlete (as several media have recalled) first dragged the woman into a life preserver thrown from the shore before both could be rescued.
“We are all very proud of our Consul General in Chongqing,” the UK diplomatic delegation to China said on Twitter on Monday.
On the Chinese social network Weibo, Ellison’s act of bravery had a huge impact. “For a man of his age, saving another person in the water in this cold, without worrying about his own safety, is something heroic.He’s a gentleman ”, one could read in a comment with more than 2,000“ likes ”.
Ellison has been in his post since June, having been a senior diplomat at the British embassy in Beijing since 2014.
Relations between China and the United Kingdom are strained over Huawei technology
Relations between China and the UK have been strained this year following the UK’s decision to ban telecoms giant Huawei from working with its 5G network in the country.
That adds to the frequent criticism that the United Kingdom makes of China about the human rights violations observed in Hong Kong. and with the Muslim Uighur ethnic group in the northeast of the country.
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