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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Chinese man executed for murder of Japanese boy
April 22 (UPI) -- China on Tuesday executed a man for the 2024 murder of a Japanese boy, the Japanese embassy in China said. The embassy told the BBC Tuesday it had received a statement from the embassy that Zhong Changchun, who was arrested in September of 2024 for the crime, has been put to death. Zhong stabbed the victim, a 10-year-old boy who was on his way to a Japanese school in the Chinese city of Shenzhen earlier that same month, on Sept. 18. The case had resulted in diplomatic tensions, as Sept. 18 is the anniversary of the Mukden Incident of 1931, in which an explosion destroyed a portion of a Japanese-owned railway track near the Chinese city of Mukden, which started a chain of events that led to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. There was an online furor after the boy was murdered due the political sensitivity of the date of the crime, which included allegations of the attack being xenophobic in nature. "The government of Japan considers the murder of a completely innocent child to be an unforgivable crime, and we take this execution with the utmost solemnity," the Japanese embassy said in its statement to the BBC. The embassy said it had been informed of the execution by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs but was not told when the execution occurred or how it was carried out. Japanese officials had previously reported that the verdict in Zhong's case made no mention of Japan, or if he had said he had purposely targeted the boy because he was from China.
Miami Herald
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Chinese man executed for murder of Japanese boy
April 22 (UPI) -- China on Tuesday executed a man for the 2024 murder of a Japanese boy, the Japanese embassy in China said. The embassy told the BBC Tuesday it had received a statement from the embassy that Zhong Changchun, who was arrested in September of 2024 for the crime, has been put to death. Zhong stabbed the victim, a 10-year-old boy who was on his way to a Japanese school in the Chinese city of Shenzhen earlier that same month, on Sept. 18. The case had resulted in diplomatic tensions, as Sept. 18 is the anniversary of the Mukden Incident of 1931, in which an explosion destroyed a portion of a Japanese-owned railway track near the Chinese city of Mukden, which started a chain of events that led to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. There was an online furor after the boy was murdered due the political sensitivity of the date of the crime, which included allegations of the attack being xenophobic in nature. "The government of Japan considers the murder of a completely innocent child to be an unforgivable crime, and we take this execution with the utmost solemnity," the Japanese embassy said in its statement to the BBC. The embassy said it had been informed of the execution by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs but was not told when the execution occurred or how it was carried out. Japanese officials had previously reported that the verdict in Zhong's case made no mention of Japan, or if he had said he had purposely targeted the boy because he was from China. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
China executes man who stabbed Japanese school boy
China has executed a man for fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Japanese boy last September, the Japanese embassy in China has told the BBC. Zhong Changchun was sentenced to death in January for attacking the boy, who had been walking to a Japanese school in south-eastern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The case had sent shockwaves through both countries and fuelled diplomatic tensions amid allegations of it being a xenophobic attack. "The Government of Japan considers the murder of a completely innocent child to be an unforgivable crime, and we take this execution with the utmost solemnity," the Japanese embassy said in its statement to the BBC. "In light of this incident, the Japanese government will continue to take all possible safety measures and strongly urge the Chinese side to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals in China." It said that it had been informed of the execution by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The incident heightened fears among Japanese living in China and prompted Japanese companies including Toyota to ask their staff to take precautions. Others, like Panasonic, offered employees free flights home. The verdict on Zhong's case made no mention of Japan, Japanese officials previously said. Kenji Kanasugi, Japan's ambassador to China said Zhong had requested to speak to the victim's family, but did not say if he had been targeting Japanese nationals. The incident has also shone a light on the unchecked nationalism on Chinese social media, which has fuelled anti-foreigner sentiment in recent years. Online commentators noted that the schoolboy's killing happened on a politically sensitive date - 18 September, the anniversary of an incident that led to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in China in the early 1930s. Historical grievances have long overshadowed political tensions between China and Japan. China has long demanded an apology from Japan for its colonial and wartime aggression in the early and mid 20 Century. It has also accused Japan of glossing over its brutal military actions in China in its history textbooks. The stabbing also came amid a spate of high-profile attacks on foreigners in China, including the stabbing of four American teachers in Jilin. Last June, a man attacked a Japanese mother and her child at a bus stop in Suzhou but ended up killing a Chinese woman trying to protect them. The man has also been executed, Japanese officials said last week. A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame? Schoolboy's killing in China sparks Japanese fears
The Star
22-04-2025
- The Star
China executes man for 2024 fatal stabbing of Japanese boy
A woman laying flowers outside the Shenzhen Japanese School after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was fatally stabbed on his way to class. - Reuters HONG KONG: China has executed a man for the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, southern China, in September last year, it was learned Monday (April 21). The Chinese Foreign Ministry informed the Japanese Embassy in Beijing the same day of the execution of Zhong Changchun, but did not provide details, such as when and where the punishment was carried out, diplomatic sources said. The incident occurred as the ten-year-old boy was walking to a local Japanese school on Sept. 18, 2024. The boy was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and died the following day. In January, a district court in the Chinese city sentenced Zhong to death, describing his act as extremely malicious. The man's trial did not reveal whether he specifically targeted a Japanese national. While the Japanese government has urged the Chinese side to get to the bottom of the matter, the Chinese side has claimed that the case was a one-off incident. - Jiji Press via The Japan News/ANN
BBC News
22-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
China executes man who stabbed Japanese school boy
China has executed a man for fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Japanese boy last September, the Japanese embassy in China has told the BBC. Zhong Changchun was sentenced to death in January for attacking the boy, who had been walking to a Japanese school in south-eastern Chinese city of case had sent shockwaves through both countries and fuelled diplomatic tensions amid allegations of it being a xenophobic attack."The Government of Japan considers the murder of a completely innocent child to be an unforgivable crime, and we take this execution with the utmost solemnity," the Japanese embassy said in its statement to the BBC. "In light of this incident, the Japanese government will continue to take all possible safety measures and strongly urge the Chinese side to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals in China."It said that it had been informed of the execution by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign incident heightened fears among Japanese living in China and prompted Japanese companies including Toyota to ask their staff to take precautions. Others, like Panasonic, offered employees free flights verdict on Zhong's case made no mention of Japan, Japanese officials previously said. Kenji Kanasugi, Japan's ambassador to China said Zhong had requested to speak to the victim's family, but did not say if he had been targeting Japanese incident has also shone a light on the unchecked nationalism on Chinese social media, which has fuelled anti-foreigner sentiment in recent commentators noted that the schoolboy's killing happened on a politically sensitive date - 18 September, the anniversary of an incident that led to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in China in the early stabbing also came amid a spate of high-profile attacks on foreigners in China, including the stabbing of four American teachers in June, a man attacked a Japanese mother and her child at a bus stop in Suzhou but ended up killing a Chinese woman trying to protect them. The man has also been executed, Japanese officials said last week.
