India, Sept. 13 -- A man in eastern China has been hailed on Chinese social media as the "most devoted husband" for his unwavering care of his wife, who lost her sight to illness more than a decade ago.

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The touching story of 39-year-old Li Juxin and his wife, Zhang Xiying, has moved many since it was first reported by the Shandong-based Qilu Evening News and later cited by the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

Li, who runs a car repair shop in Qingdao, Shandong province, married Zhang in 2008. The couple have a daughter and lived a seemingly ordinary family life until 2013, when Zhang was diagnosed with a severe eye disease. Despit...