Insider Says Hundreds of Violent Attacks Take Place Daily in China as Authorities Tighten Control

Police officers patrol outside the Jingxi Hotel, where China’s leaders were conducting the Third Plenum, a key economic meeting, in Beijing on July 15, 2024. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty ImagesViolent attacks are occurring across China at a scale rarely seen by the public, according to people with knowledge of the country’s internal security system. While only a handful of cases reach official reports, insiders say far more incidents are happening behind the scenes—prompting concern at the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).One insider said that assaults such as stabbings and vehicle rammings now number in the hundreds each day nationwide, with most cases suppressed before they ever reach public view.