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Nanchang Nightmare: Chinese Woman Stabbed to Death by 32-Year-Old Man in Apparent Random Attack

Manya Koetse

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Chinese netizens have responded with shock and sadness after news came out that a young woman was stabbed to death on Friday afternoon in the city of Nanchang, in what appears to be a random attack.

In the late afternoon of May 24th, a Chinese woman was attacked and stabbed as she was walking the streets in Nanchang’s Honggutanxin District. The victim, a 24-year-old woman from Ruijin city, was rushed to the hospital shortly…

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Manya Koetse is a sinologist, writer, and public speaker specializing in China’s social trends, digital culture, and online media ecosystems. She founded What’s on Weibo in 2013 and now runs the Eye on Digital China newsletter. Learn more at manyakoetse.com or follow her on X, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

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  1. pak

    June 3, 2019 at 11:41 am

    that’s so sad. the gov should take serious of the people with psychology problems and do something to help them online or off.

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