{"id":125512,"date":"2024-11-13T22:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125512"},"modified":"2024-11-13T22:45:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:45:57","slug":"deadly-zhuhai-car-attack-sparks-questions-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125512","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Zhuhai car attack sparks questions in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A car attack that killed 35 people in China has sparked questions about a recent spate of public violence, as officials continue to censor discussion on the incident.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On social media, many are discussing the social phenomenon of &#8220;taking revenge on society&#8221;, where individuals act on personal grievances by attacking strangers.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Police said the driver who ploughed into crowds at a stadium in the southern city of Zhuhai on Monday night acted out of unhappiness over a divorce settlement.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">While it is believed to be China&#8217;s deadliest known act of violence in decades, it follows a string of attacks in recent months, including a stabbing spree at a Shanghai supermarket and a knife attack at a Beijing school.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Amid a national outcry over the Zhuhai incident, President Xi Jinping has vowed &#8220;severe punishment&#8221; for the perpetrator. Police said the 62-year-old driver, who has been arrested, is in a coma due to self-inflicted wounds.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On Chinese social media platforms, many expressed shock at his actions and asked if it was a symptom of deeper societal problems.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One comment that went viral on Weibo read: &#8220;How can you take revenge on society because your family life is not going well? You&#8217;ve taken the lives of so many innocent people, will you ever have peace of mind.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIf there is a widespread lack of job security and huge pressure to survive&#8230; then society is bound to be full of problems, hostility and terror,\u201d a user said on WeChat.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Another person wrote in a widely-shared post: &#8220;We should be examining the deep-rooted, social [factors] that have fostered so many indiscriminate [attacks on] the weak.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A number of violent attacks in China have been reported this year, including a mass stabbing and firearms attack in Shandong in February which killed at least 21 people. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In October, a knife attack at a top school in Beijing injured five people, while in September, a man went on a stabbing spree at a supermarket in Shanghai, killing three people and injuring several others.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Many posts, comments and articles about the Zhuhai incident have been censored in recent days, as officials limit discussion of what appears to have been deemed  a politically sensitive topic. In China, it is common for censors to quickly take down social media posts linked to high-profile incidents of crime.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Despite this, several emotional accounts raising questions about the incident have continued circulating widely online. The BBC has not been able to independently verify these accounts.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One person said a family friend was killed in the attack when she was doing her evening workout with a walking group.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;My mother is finding it hard to accept the loss of such a close friend. The more I witness her grief, the more I resent the cold-bloodedness of the murderer,&#8221; the person wrote.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They also accused Chinese media of &#8220;barely reporting&#8221; on the incident while giving more coverage to a high-profile military airshow taking place in Zhuhai at the same time. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;In the eyes of those in power, aeroplanes are more important than human lives.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Several Chinese media outlets have told BBC Chinese that in the initial hours after the incident, they had received clear instructions not to report on it. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">News outlets have since put out reports on the attack, mostly angling on statements from the police and Xi Jinping.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But state broadcaster CCTV did not mention the attack in its lead midday bulletin on Wednesday &#8211; instead focusing on President Xi&#8217;s upcoming trip to South America and the airshow in Zhuhai.  <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The main pages of China&#8217;s daily newspapers also had no mention of the deadliest act of mass violence in public in years.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Another post widely circulated online was written by a person who said their mother was badly injured in the attack and was currently receiving treatment in a hospital&#8217;s intensive care unit. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The person said it was unclear if their mother would survive and that their father, who witnessed the attack, was devastated. &#8220;His heart is broken, but he is still trying his best to respond calmly to phone calls and all the people who care about my mum.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They also criticised the lack of information in the hours following the incident. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Up to 10 hours after it happened, there were no statistics on the casualties, no statements from the police,&#8221; they said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Other users have mentioned how it took 24 hours for authorities to release the full 35-person death toll. The Weibo social media platform has also censored a hashtag mentioning the death toll. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><i id=\"additional-reporting-by-fan-wang.\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Additional reporting by Fan Wang.<!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpdv649vx7lo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A car attack that killed 35 people in China has sparked questions about a recent spate of public violence, as officials continue to censor discussion on the incident. 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