Mainland social media has been delighted to hear that a teenager in China – who is known as “Salute Boy” for the gesture of respect he made to soldiers who rescued him after a devastating earthquake in 2008 – has made it into a top university.

Mainland social media has been delighted to hear that a teenager in China – who is known as “Salute Boy” for the gesture of respect he made to soldiers who rescued him after a devastating earthquake in 2008 – has made it into a top university.