The incident underscores recurring patterns of public violence in China amid strict censorship of such events.
Can “journey to the West” help explain a spate of killings in China?
As random acts of violence grip the country, netizens connect the events to an underclass venting rage on itself with antecedents in literary tradition.
Car ramming in Chinese city leaves 35 dead, dozens wounded
One of China’s deadliest attacks in decades continues spate of violence targeting members of the public at random.


