Deputies seek clarity on rights of self-defense

Top legislators called for judicial authorities to exercise extreme caution when deciding what constitutes self-defense in order to safeguard the rights of people to defend themselves.

Deputies to the National People's Congress and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference hailed prosecutors' decisions on self-defense in two recent cases.

"The more accurately that judicial officials interpret self-defense-related cases, the more people will be encouraged to help others in need," said Zhang Qingbin, an NPC deputy from Hebei province who received a national good Samaritan award in 2015.