A video showing a Chinese man launching a well-aimed kung fu kick at an African man who was apparently abusing a beggar has attracted a mixed reaction from social media viewers, which some Taiwan people suggesting he might have used excessive force.
Widely circulated on social media in China, the video shows the African shouting at a beggar who is sitting helplessly on the ground on a street in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province. The man also slaps the beggar on the head and then kicks him.
While most passers-by do nothing to help, a Chinese man suddenly appears and knocks the black man down with a jump kick, then points a finger at him. The video ends with a female voice saying that “he deserved it”, without giving any details of what happened next.
Netizens in China and Taiwan expressed different views about the incident. A lot of mainland Chinese viewers praised the Chinese man as a hero, noting that usually no one comes to help when such incidents happen. Brimming with nationalist pride, one said that “Chinese should stick together to fight against foreign invaders”.
Many Taiwanese netizens agreed that using a kung fu kick was an effective way to stop the man from bullying the beggar, but thought the “rescuer” could face charges of using excessive violence if he did this in other countries. They also said the well-trained kung fu man was actually bullying the African man, who could be a migrant worker.
As of mid-2017, about 15,000 African people were working legally in Guangzhou, having arrived for the annual Canton Fair trade show in the past few decades. However, Chinese media have said that there may also be more than 200,000 illegal immigrants from Africa; many are illiterate and have to work as coolies or undertake illegal activities.
nice kick ?
Nice kick anyway
Love this powerful justice kick.
watching only one video clip please don’t judge all black people.all black people are not bad and all white people or Chinese people are not good too.every race there is good and bad people.
Well bro,u can’t see I guess,the US as a state is doing much more than that,and look at ur words,what the hell is this black,white,brown .who the hell r u to say this,have u created yourself or anyone else has?
Penny Weinstein No honey, just segregationist!
Black asian
M VV are you feeling racist today
Well deserve kick
Rajiv Cobain, look the black man had 10 seconds and slapped and kicked a beggar that could not defend himself and it took a Kung Fuh artist to shut him up in 1 second ! Karma ! I would say !!!
Again please
Maybe that man is not a beggar. He could be a thief being caught. Maybe that man in the leather jacket is not helping him because he’s a beggar but because he’s the partner of that thief. I don’t know, you also don’t know the real story behind it. And I think is not right just to get conclusion and judgment based on 10 second video.
Donnie Yen?
they should kick out from China
Mampuussss….kawusss
This is indeed a black man but he is a black chinese.Not the African black.you can tell from the mannerisms.Just own up to your lack of civility.This is how most chinese behave and I know lots of them.I don’t think a black African can do this in China.Fake news and its so funny
Believe me, many whites also act like this in foreign countries.
Force was adequate, as it prevented from further abuse as well as reduced the risk of retaliation
Nice kick
Michael you’re right. He supposed to help nor to slapped the person.