In recent days, China has seen a series of violent incidents resulting in deaths. Following the tragic events of a car running over pedestrians in Zhuhai and a stabbing attack at a college in Wuxi that caused severe casualties, another incident occurred this morning (November 19) in front of a primary school in Changde, Hunan province where a car hit students, with the extent of injuries and casualties currently unknown.
According to CCTV News, on the morning of November 19, an incident took place in front of Yong’an Primary School in Dingcheng District, Changde, Hunan, where a car hit multiple students, but the exact number of casualties remains unclear.
An eyewitness told reporters that the area had been cordoned off, and the driver was subdued by many parents and police. Several parents of students were knocked down, and the situation of injuries is unknown. “It is said to be a retaliation against society. The students who witnessed the scene were frightened to tears.”
Another witness mentioned that the driver’s child had been bullied, and after finding no help from the school, the driver resorted to retaliation.
Yet another witness described a middle-aged man driving an SUV recklessly hitting people indiscriminately, causing children to be knocked to the ground motionless, and adults crying out in agony. The driver was eventually subdued by bystanders who also reportedly beat him severely.
It is believed that there were likely fatalities in the incident.
A circulating video showed a white car ramming into school children, causing chaos as the children scattered and cried for help, with the driver eventually being restrained by members of the public. Several individuals were seen lying on the ground, including a girl who lay still in the middle of the road.
Official reports have not disclosed the casualty figures, but eyewitnesses online claim that more than a dozen people were hit by the car.
In recent years, China’s ongoing economic decline and escalating life pressures have led to an increase in domestic disputes, coupled with issues of unfair justice in the Communist regime, resulting in a rise of malicious retaliatory killings in society. Just earlier this month, a tragic incident in Zhuhai, Guangdong, saw 35 deaths and 43 injuries from a car deliberately running over pedestrians. Police reports stated that the suspect, Fan, committed the act because he was dissatisfied with the division of property after his divorce, yet omitting his previous dissatisfaction with court rulings.
On the same day, November 11, in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, a BMW collided with multiple people and vehicles at an intersection, resulting in one death and four injuries.
In Jiangsu’s Yixing, a vocational college, a significant campus stabbing incident on November 16 left at least 8 dead and 17 injured.
Officials reported that the suspect, unhappy about not receiving his graduation certificate and dissatisfied with internship compensation, resorted to stabbing. However, insiders revealed to journalists that the authorities were concealing the truth, indicating that there were actually four perpetrators wielding knives and acting together, indiscriminately attacking from the school entrance to the cafeteria. It was disclosed that the internship placements arranged by the school for them were implicated in exploiting wages, with the students working long hours daily, being financially exploited, ultimately leading them to extreme actions.
On November 17, in the dormitory area of Guangdong University of Technology, a man was found stabbed in the back, lying motionless with bloodstains on the ground and stairs, yet the reason behind the incident remains unclear.
Executive Director Lai Rongwei of the Taiwan Inspirational Association (TIA) recently expressed to reporters that China is witnessing the emergence of a localized form of terrorism, distinct from any international terrorist organization. Such acts of terrorism are triggered by personal grievances stemming from unemployment, lack of income, social marginalization, and a lack of societal recognition.
Following a series of these heinous events, the Chinese authorities have intensified social control measures, but these incidents persist. Despite calls from mainland scholars urging the government to reflect on and mitigate societal pressures and grievances, their articles have been censored by the authorities.