A Chinese mother who delivered food with her 4-year-old sick daughter inside a meal-carrying box so that she could look after her has received sympathy online.

The woman, surnamed Zhu, and her child were caught on camera by an online influencer in eastern China’s Anhui province.

The 25-year-old delivered food on an electric bicycle in the summer heat while carrying her daughter in the box attached to the vehicle.

The girl has a vein-detained needle on one hand and a chemo port on her chest.

Her mother, surnamed Zhu, said the girl, Nuoxi, was diagnosed with a tumour two years ago.