A British diplomat has been hailed as a hero in China after jumping into a river to save a woman from drowning while other bystanders gathered to film him. Stephen Ellison, the newly appointed British Consul General in Chongqing, was visiting an ancient town on Saturday when another tourist accidentally fell into the water. The British Consulate-General in Chongqing confirmed on Monday that the Good Samaritan was Stephen Ellison, the next Consul General in Chongqing. On Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter, one comment read: 'Thank you, the British Consul General in Chongqing.' According to the British Consulate-General in Chongqing, Mr Ellison has lived and worked in China for nine years.

Source: Daily Mail November 16, 2020 12:05 UTC