Although there has been much recent criticism of the Chinese Government and their attitude towards human rights, what the world tends not to focus on is the integrity and strong sense of community and co-operation evident throughout the population of ordinary Chinese people.
It is more than likely that if a crisis such as the Big Freeze did occur -one that severely affected the mechanisms of government, it would be the Chinese people who would most effectively organise to maintain a system that would protect and support all members of even the most vulnerable and isolated communities
