Recently, there have been a series of indiscriminate attacks in various parts of mainland China. Sources within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) revealed to Epoch Times that similar attack incidents are occurring daily, with hundreds of cases reported, although most are not publicly disclosed. This has raised concerns among CCP officials at high levels and within the political and legal systems, prompting internal calls for local authorities to strengthen investigations and control measures, and strictly limit the spread of related information on the internet.
Incidents of retaliatory attacks against society continue to escalate across different regions of mainland China. Wei Fang, an insider within the system, disclosed to Epoch Times that sudden attacks have been spreading rapidly in various areas. Wei stated, “According to internal information, incidents of knife attacks causing injuries occur daily in various regions of mainland China, with hundreds of cases reported. Among them, dozens of cases involving heinous random assaults also happen daily, but these incidents have never been made public.”
Wei further revealed that the CCP’s Political and Legal Affairs Committee, in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Security, has issued internal notices requiring local public security agencies to immediately conduct investigations, comprehensively identify aggrieved groups of people, accumulated grievances among the public, and all potential conflict cases, emphasizing particular attention to residents with grievances or extreme tendencies.
On April 19, in Shuitou Town, Nan’an City, Fujian Province, a car rammed into a crowd of people. Official reports indicated that the incident resulted in 2 deaths and 1 injury, with the perpetrator being apprehended. However, eyewitnesses at the scene told reporters that the actual casualties may be higher than the official figures, stating that “at least 4 people showed no signs of life on the spot.”
A circulated video showed a white car speeding through an intersection before abruptly turning left, without much deceleration, and crashing into oncoming traffic, destroying the central median barrier and affecting multiple motorcycles. Witnesses mentioned, “The car just plowed through, it didn’t look like it lost control, more like it was an intentional ramming.”
Local residents mentioned that the scene was quickly cleared, and related videos and discussions swiftly disappeared from online platforms. A netizen from Fujian mentioned that such events have become sensitive topics in social groups, saying that merely sharing information could lead to repercussions, with some individuals being summoned or interrogated, leading many to opt for sharing information on overseas platforms to bypass scrutiny.
On March 29, in Fangshan District, Beijing, a man in his mid-50s from Liaoning Province drove a heavy-duty truck, broke through the barriers of a rural traditional market in Dahan Village of Zhoukoudian Town, and recklessly plowed through the densely populated streets, indiscriminately crushing stalls and pedestrians. The scene resulted in heavy casualties, with multiple vendors and passersby suffering grievous injuries.
Some witnesses claimed to have seen 7 to 8 fatalities, and there were social media rumors suggesting up to 13 deaths and approximately 12 injuries.
Nevertheless, official details were not disclosed, and information was simultaneously blocked. A netizen shared on overseas social media that they had discussed the incident in a WeChat group and were subsequently summoned by the local police station.
Several other regions also reported a series of attack incidents. On March 26, a knife attack occurred in Dongmen Pedestrian Street in Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province; on March 31, a similar incident took place in Qingsong Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province; on April 4, a man in Shenyang, Liaoning Province randomly attacked people before jumping to his death. Specific details regarding the casualties in these incidents have mostly remained undisclosed.
Mr. Pan, a retired civil servant from Shenzhen, revealed that the recent spate of retaliatory social incidents has sparked strong accountability within the CCP’s political and legal system. He stated, “The authorities believe that local governments have failed to fulfill their duties effectively, showing delayed responses in handling grassroots conflicts, and thus bear an inescapable responsibility. Under immense accountability pressure, the focus of local political and legal units has shifted. An internal memo clearly stipulated the need to prevent the dissemination of sensitive videos or insider information to overseas platforms.”
Scholar Li Youliang (pseudonym) based in Europe, in an interview, remarked that the recent series of extreme events occurring in various parts of China is a concentrated release after a long period of accumulating social pressure. He mentioned, “Under the CCP’s authoritarian regime, local officials are focused on enriching themselves, lacking responses to the basic needs of the people. This structural imbalance is continuously pushing the grassroots population to their limits, resulting in a noticeable increase in individual retaliatory actions against society.”
Li commented that based on historical experiences, such changes exhibit clear trajectories, with disturbances throughout history often starting from scattered individual protests and gradually evolving into broader impactful forces.
He believed that the current approach of the CCP authorities remains stuck in stability maintenance logic, emphasizing on surveillance of populations and tightening control over public opinion while evading addressing the root causes at the institutional level. If the underlying issues continue to be suppressed, relying solely on containment and suppression, these incidents will not cease but rather accumulate and recur.