China Xiaohongshu users unite to help older strangers akin to caring for own parents

Good Samaritan-like initiative aims to motivate young in China to help older people they do not know who are in need of assistance. — SCMP

A group of young people in China have turned themselves into “shared children” on social media so they can offer assistance to older strangers as if they were their parents.

On the mainland social media platform Xiaohongshu, the hashtag #HelpingEachOthersParents has attracted 6 million views.