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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Chinese suspect held after 2 Japanese killed in Liaoning province over ‘business grudge'
Two Japanese nationals were killed in Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning province, and a Chinese suspect has been detained as authorities continue to investigate the men's deaths, Beijing confirmed on Tuesday. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a press release that on May 23, Dalian police received a call about two deaths, with the victims revealed in the initial investigation to be Japanese. Lin said the alleged killer was the business partner of the victims, and that the incident was caused by conflict over business matters. A statement by Dalian police said the suspect, a 42-year-old man surnamed Yuan who had been living in Japan, was apprehended the day after the men died. The police statement also said the victims were Yuan's business partners in Japan and had travelled to China for a temporary stay. Yuan will be sent to prosecutors after the investigation. Dalian authorities had communicated with the victims' families and helped with the victims' cremation, the statement said, adding that the families had returned to Japan on June 1. The deaths were initially reported on Tuesday by Japanese media. The Nikkei newspaper said Tokyo had asked local authorities to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals in the area. Kyodo news agency quoted a Japanese government source who alleged the deaths were caused by 'a grudge over business' and said they were 'not politically motivated or triggered by anti-Japan sentiment'.
Japan Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Japan Times
Two Japanese nationals killed in Dalian, China
Two Japanese nationals were killed in China's northeastern city of Dalian last month, it was revealed on Tuesday. According to the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, local authorities notified the mission on May 25 that a Chinese national has been taken into custody in connection with the killings. The case is under investigation, and local police have told the consulate that the incident arose from a business dispute between acquaintances. Given the nature of the incident, the consulate has not issued a safety warning to other Japanese nationals residing in the region. It will consider appropriate responses and how to communicate to the public regarding the incident moving forward, a consulate official told The Japan Times on Tuesday. There were 3,067 Japanese nationals residing in Dalian as of October 2023, according to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo. Two deadly incidents targeted Japanese nationals residing in China last year, which stirred up safety concerns among the Japanese community in the country and diplomatic tension between Beijing and Tokyo. In June last year, a Chinese man attacked a school bus used by a local Japanese school in China's eastern city of Suzhou , resulting in the death of a Chinese bus attendant who attempted to protect a Japanese child and a parent. In September last year, a 10-year-old Japanese boy was killed while en route to school in China's southern city of Shenzhen. Chinese courts sentenced both perpetrators to death in January, and they were executed in April. Authorities have consistently avoided mentioning Japan or explaining any motive when discussing either incident.
