Overview

• A Japanese national was struck by a stone-like object in a Suzhou subway station on July 31 and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
• China’s foreign ministry says the Suzhou subway suspect has been apprehended despite the Japanese consulate-general initially reporting them at large.
• The Japanese government and Chamber of Commerce in China have urged Beijing to swiftly prevent further assaults and guarantee the safety of Japanese nationals.
• In Tokyo on August 1, two Chinese men were seriously injured in separate knife and rock attacks and four male suspects remain at large.
• Both governments have issued safety advisories and diplomatic protests over the recent wave of xenophobic violence linked to nationalist sentiment.