Random Violent Crime in China Exposes the CCP’s Institutional Failures: Experts

Rights activist Li Yingzhi referenced a saying by Chinese sage Lao Tzu: ‘If the people do not fear death, what use is there in threatening them with death?’

A security guard stands near a sports center where a man rammed a car into people exercising, in Zhuhai, China, Nov. 11, 2024. Kyodo News via AP

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Within nine days in November, at least three incidents of mass violence—two of them deadly—occurred in China. According to state media, 43 people were killed in the attacks.