China Sentences Two Men to Death Over Knife Attacks Targeting Japanese Nationals
The attacks, which occurred near Japanese schools in Shenzhen and Suzhou, have raised concerns about anti-Japanese sentiment and public safety in China.
- A 44-year-old man, Zhong Changchun, was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Japanese boy near his school in Shenzhen last September.
- The attack coincided with the anniversary of a 1931 incident that escalated tensions between China and Japan, adding historical sensitivity to the case.
- In a separate case, Zhou Jiasheng, 52, received a death sentence for a knife attack near a Japanese school in Suzhou last June, which killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect a Japanese mother and child.
- Both incidents heightened diplomatic tensions between Japan and China, prompting Japan to call for increased safety measures for its citizens in China.
- Chinese authorities have described the attacks as isolated incidents, while public concerns grow over rising violence and anti-foreign sentiment in the country.
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