This is from last year, so many of you may have seen it before.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKPEK20991920080622

China cop promoted for breastfeeding quake babies Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:25am
BST


BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese policewoman who breastfed babies orphaned
during last month's earthquake has been given a better job, prompting online
protests that promotions should be awarded on merit, not merely for good
deeds.

Jiang Xiaojuan, 30, left her own baby with her parents and took part in the
disaster relief work, breastfeeding nine babies, earning her the nickname of
"the police mum" in the press.

She has since been awarded titles of "hero and model police officer" and
"excellent member of the Communist Party," was appointed to the Communist
Party of China Committee of the Jiangyou Public Security Bureau and became
the bureau's vice commissar, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

Jiangyou, population 850,000, is a city near the epicenter of the May 12
Sichuan quake which killed more than 69,000 people with thousands still
missing.

"Many people voiced objections when the Jiangyou government sought public
opinion after making the promotion," Xinhua said. "They said an official
position should not be used to promote a moral model."

There were also supporters of Jiang's promotion, saying that what she did
showed she was a good public servant. (Reporting by Nick Macfie; Editing by
Valerie Lee)

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