Shanghai Knife Attack Injures 2 Japanese Nationals, Renewing Safety Concerns in China

Chinese authorities inspect the scene of a stabbing at the Shenzhen Japanese School in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 18, 2024. Kyodo News via APTwo Japanese men and one Chinese woman were injured on May 19 after a man armed with a fruit knife attacked people at a Japanese restaurant inside the Shanghai World Financial Center, one of the city’s best-known commercial towers, according to Chinese and Japanese officials.The May 19 attack occurred at Ginpei, a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai’s Pudong district, according to Japanese media Milrepo. Police detained the suspect at the scene, and the three victims were taken to a hospital, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular press briefing on May 20.Officials Call Attack an Isolated CaseGuo described the stabbing as “an individual case concerning public safety,” saying Chinese authorities would handle the matter according to law. Asked whether the attack was deliberate or targeted Japanese nationals, Guo said the suspect had a mental disorder and warned against what he called efforts by some media and individuals to draw “false associations” or “hype up” the incident.