'There's warmth in humanity': China reacts to Indonesian policeman singing 'Jiayou Wuhan'


A woman wearing a protective face mask walks in front of a screen displaying support for China's efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, at a shopping mall in Bangkok on Feb. 4. - The hashtag #chinajiayou was used in the campaign as a slogan of encouragement for China's efforts to combat the new virus, which originated in the city of Wuhan. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Chinese government has given a warm response to an Indonesian policeman who went viral on social media for singing the song Jiayou, Wuhan(Stay strong, Wuhan), saying it proves that "there's warmth in humanity" as people across the world cheer for China to remain strong in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.

Hans, a police officer of Sorolangun Police precinct in Jambi recently made the news in Indonesia after a video of him singing the song dedicated to encouraging people in Wuhan -- the epicentre of the virus outbreak -- made the rounds on social media, even gaining him international fame as he was interviewed by Chinese media.

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