Profile photos: Yu Zhengsheng: A reformer's style (3)

（Xinhua）  08:32, December 25, 2012

To Qin's surprise, Old Yu, a regular Internet user, responded using the municipal government's official account on Sina Weibo, a popular Chinese microblogging site, and said he understood the son's plight.

"I cannot guarantee that all our problems can get prompt solutions, but we all feel your pain, and I'm sure our common understanding, including that of the comrades at the hospitals, will push things forward," Yu wrote.

Yu's response was retweeted nearly 10,000 times within two hours.

"I have never, never imagined he would give me a response and the problem could be solved," Qin said. His father was eventually accepted by a hospital.

Yu always took a laptop when on tour. He surfed the Internet every day to keep informed of daily news and learn what the online community were talking about.