Death of Japanese Boy Stabbed in China Risks Inflaming Tensions

— Student was stabbed Wednesday in Shenzhen on way to school

— A Chinese person died in a previous attack on Japanese in June

Sept 19, 2024, Bloomberg

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A 10-year-old Japanese child who was stabbed in southern China has died, a development that could further strain relations between the two countries.

On Thursday morning Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa confirmed the death of the child, adding that the government was asking China to provide details of what happened and do its utmost to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens.

“We understand that the attacker is in custody, and his motivations will become clearer following interrogation,” Kamikawa told reporters. “This sort of incident shouldn’t happen in any country.”

The student was stabbed in Shenzhen on his way to school on Wednesday. Japanese media reported that the boy was with his mother and was attacked about 200 meters from the Shenzhen Japanese School.

The Japanese government formally protested the attack, and the Chinese ambassador was summoned in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Later on Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his condolences over the boy’s death and repeated the request that China provide more information.

“We will keep strongly requesting that Chinese authorities explain the facts of the situation,” he said in a post on X. “It’s now been more than a day since the crime, and I have given instructions to strongly request an explanation as soon as possible,” he said, adding that Japan insists that China protect the lives of Japanese citizens and work to ensure there was no repetition of this kind of crime.

外刊精读206：日籍男童被刺死，中日外长紧急会晤磋商 (选自彭博社/SCMP)

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外刊精读206：日籍男童被刺死，中日外长紧急会晤磋商 (选自彭博社/SCMP)