2024 Suzhou knife attack
2024 stabbing attack against Japanese in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
On 24 June 2024, a Chinese man attacked a Japanese mother and her three-year-old son with a knife at the Xindi Center bus station near the Japanese School of Suzhou in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The assailant attempted to board a Japanese school bus during the attack, fatally stabbing the bus attendant, a Chinese woman named Hu Youping (Chinese: 胡友平)—who had intervened to protect the passengers. The mother and child sustained minor injuries. The perpetrator, named Zhou Jiasheng (周加胜), was arrested and sentenced to death.
On 28 June, Mao Ning, the chief spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made a public statement mourning Hu's death, and announced that she would be formally recognized by the Suzhou municipal government for her bravery. The Chinese technology companies Tencent and NetEase announced measures to counteract extreme Chinese nationalism among netizens, which was the subject of scrutiny both prior to and after the attack.
Background
Due to Suzhou's attraction to Japanese corporate investment, many Japanese companies in China have set up their headquarters in Suzhou, drawing many Japanese expatriates to the city; according to figures released by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in October 2023, around 5,300 Japanese expatriates were living in Suzhou. According to information on the official website of the Japanese School of Suzhou, near where the attack took place, the school provides Japanese language education from the first year of elementary school to the third year of junior high school (ages c. 6–15, equivalent to American grades one through nine), and also has a kindergarten. The area around the bus stop where the stabbing occurred is where Japanese expatriates live.
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