To help, or not to help?

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To help, or not to help?

When you see a person badly injured in the middle of the road, what do you do? That decision is becoming more difficult in China after some people who offered help were falsely accused of injuring the person in need.

Can law protect your mental health?

How do psychiatrists maintain their own mental health? And what do they think of the drafted Mental Health Law? For this week's Digest China, host Feng Xin invites two psychiatrists to the studio.

On the spectrum: China's mental health conditions

The National People's Congress just finished collecting opinions on passing China's first Mental Health Law. How is China's mental health in general? And how the legislation might impact you?

Should China "rescue" Europe?

Europe is experiencing a financial crisis. Many people have turned their eyes to China, but what does this crisis have to do with China? What role is China playing? For this week's Digest China, we come to Brussels to meet two guests.

Digest China: Powerful kids - Part 2

Last week we visited a Chinese elementary school in Beijing and talked to a few 9- to 10-year-old children about taking power as student leaders at school. For this week, we visit an international school and see what children do differently.

Powerful kids - Part 1

Having a system of a class monitor and some little ministers in charge of different aspects of school life is common in China. The host Feng Xin and her producer come to one school in Beijing and talk to some powerful kids.

"Micro-charity" serves up free lunch

Nearly 10,000 children who live in China's poor countryside will no longer have to starve when they go to school, thanks to one man's micro-blogging, which turned into a nationwide charity program in just a few days.

The Chinese worship of "foreign brands"

A Chinese high-end furniture brand named Da Vinci marketed its products as being foreign-made, but quality issues suggested its furniture was made in China. Why are Chinese people keen on foreign products?

Background

Walking down the street, you hear a scream. You turn to see a person badly injured in the middle of the road. What do you do? That decision is becoming more difficult after some people who offered help were falsely accused of injuring the person in need. Some have suffered legal and financial penalties. Because of this, many others have chosen to stand idly when they see someone in need. Digest China asks: Should China protect its good samaritans and punish those who don't help? Are there fewer "good people" in society today?

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Guest profile

Xiao Qunzhong (left), professor at School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China

Yao Jinju (right), professor at Law School, Beijing Foreign Studies University

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The host

Having worked as a journalist in China, the United Kingdom and the United States, Feng Xin finds her passion for journalism runs as high as it did the first day she stepped into this profession. To her, no matter where it applies, good journalism is always a result of a genuine humanistic sympathy, rigorous inquiry and creative presentation. These became her founding philosophies of Digest China as its executive producer and host. Working with a group of young and intelligent producers, Feng invites you to digest China, a complex yet intriguing and dynamic country.

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In the past a few months, we have been inviting you to digest the country’s complexities and dynamism with government officials, scholars, media commentators and various news makers. Before the year’s gone, we put together 10 most-quotable interview segments to help you “digest” the year 2011.