When one of the strongest typhoons on recent record hit Asia this month, neighbors and strangers stepped up to help one another. In southern China, stranded workers were protected by a chain of drivers who used their cars to protect them from high winds. This is just one instance of great acts of solidarity that communities witnessed during this troubling time. This story from our Host James Chau.
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