China is reeling in the wake of a number of attacks on members of the public in recent weeks, including a fatal car attack at a stadium in the southern port city of Zhuhai this month that left 35 people dead and dozens more injured. Since then, further violence has been making the headlines, including stabbings on two college campuses at the weekend and a car attack on students at a primary school in Hunan province.
Several schoolchildren were injured on Tuesday after being struck by a car as they arrived to start their day at the Yong’an Primary School in Hunan’s Changde city, state media reported. A video clip uploaded to social media showed people lying on the ground in the immediate aftermath of the attack, as media reports said a man had been arrested in connection with the incident.An online commentator from the eastern province of Shandong who gave only the surname Lu for fear of reprisals said people in China are struggling, and the cracks are beginning to show. “Some people are starting to feel that life is meaningless,” Lu said. “This is a very unjust society, and people are starting to hate the system, leading to a string of tragedies.”
