On November 16, 2024, a tragic knife attack at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing, Jiangsu province, resulted in the deaths of eight individuals and injuries to 17 others. The assailant, a 21-year-old former student who had failed his exams and was set to graduate this year, returned to the school in the evening to express his anger, leading to the violent incident [c5d85ee4].
This attack follows a recent car assault in Zhuhai on November 12, where a 62-year-old man drove his SUV into a crowd at a sports stadium, causing 35 fatalities and injuring 43 people. The suspect in the Zhuhai incident, surnamed Fan, is currently in a coma after attempting to harm himself following the attack [5eac290c].
The series of violent events has raised significant concerns regarding mental health and campus security across China. Social media has been abuzz with reactions, calling for enhanced mental health education and preventive measures to protect students in educational institutions [c5d85ee4]. In response to these incidents, local authorities are facing mounting pressure to improve security protocols to ensure public safety [5eac290c].