2024 Shenzhen stabbing
2024 stabbing attack in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, China
On 18 September 2024, a Chinese man stabbed a ten-year-old Japanese schoolboy with a knife near the Shenzhen Japanese School in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The alleged attacker, a 44-year-old man surnamed Zhong, was arrested, while the boy died of injuries on the next day. Violence targeting foreigners in China had been occurring previously in 2024, prompting some observers to express concern that nationalist sentiment may have contributed to these incidents. Zhong was later sentenced to death and executed.
Background
The city of Shenzhen, as a center of high technology in China, is home to many Japanese companies. In 2008, the Shenzhen Japanese School was opened for elementary and junior high school students. According to The Asahi Shimbun, Japanese parents and children often walk to school together as many of them live nearby.
Prior to the stabbing, two other attacks by locals against foreigners had happened across China in June 2024. In one incident, a man stabbed four American teachers in Jilin City. In a separate incident, another man attacked a Japanese mother and her son in Suzhou, resulting in the death of a Chinese woman who tried to stop him.
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