China honours aid doctor Zhang Junqiao who died saving drowning woman in Tanzania
China has paid tribute to a Chinese doctor in
Tanzania who died saving a woman in distress in the sea, saying his heroism exemplified the deep
China-Africa friendship and the dedication of Chinese medical teams.
Zhang Junqiao, a 38-year-old anaesthesiologist working in Tanzania as part of a Chinese medical team, went to the aid of the drowning Tanzanian woman off Dar es Salaam on June 15. Images from the scene showed Zhang keeping her afloat while helping her into a life jacket moments before he went under the waves.
Zhang died despite his colleagues' efforts to rescue him.
On Tuesday, China's foreign ministry hailed Zhang's actions as an embodiment of China-Africa ties and the 'dedication, commitment, love and fighting spirit of Chinese medical teams'.
Zhang Junqiao with local medical students at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in May. Photo: Xinhua
Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun expressed his deep condolences to Zhang's family.
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