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By Zheng Caixiong in Guangzhou and Cang Wei in Nanjing | China Daily | Updated: 2025-01-21 08:59
Two men convicted of carrying out two separate deadly attacks that killed dozens in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, and Wuxi, Jiangsu province, in November were executed Monday after China's top court approved their death sentences.
The Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong executed Fan Weiqiu, 62, with approval from the Supreme People's Court.
Fan drove a small SUV through a barrier at a sports center in Zhuhai on Nov 11, ramming people exercising at the venue. The incident left 35 people dead and 43 others injured, authorities said, and caused widespread social alarm.
An investigation revealed Fan had been dissatisfied with the division of financial assets in his divorce and vented his personal anger on society.
In December, the Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court sentenced Fan to death and deprived him of political rights for life for endangering public safety by dangerous means.
Meanwhile, in Jiangsu, the Wuxi Intermediate People's Court carried out the execution of Xu Jiajin, 21, who was convicted of intentional homicide.
On Nov 16 at around 6:30 pm, Xu killed eight people and injured 17 during a stabbing attack at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology.
Police said Xu, who was supposed to graduate from the school last year, was angry because he failed his exams and was denied graduation. He was also dissatisfied with his internship pay.
Xu was caught at the scene and confessed, police said. The Wuxi court sentenced him to death on Dec 17.
In China, death sentences handed down by lower courts must be reviewed and approved by the Supreme People's Court before being carried out. The executions were conducted under the supervision of prosecutors in Zhuhai and Wuxi.
The Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee responded to the executions Monday.
Liang Genlin, a law professor at Peking University, said on the commission's official WeChat account that Fan's and Xu's actions were motivated by personal anger, and they indiscriminately targeted innocent people.
"Their actions were extremely violent and cruel, with severe consequences and serious harm to society," Liang posted.
Liang emphasized the importance of severely punishing serious crimes in accordance with the law, calling such actions a strong deterrent that helps maintain public safety and stability.
"This timely response addresses public concerns, stabilizes safety expectations, and ensures both substantive and procedural justice," the professor said, adding that the approach integrates legal, policy and social outcomes while reinforcing confidence in the justice system.
The remains of large-scale stone masonry buildings of the Xia and Shang Dynasties appeared for the first time in the Yangtze River Basin.
January 25 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, held in the Panlongcheng site archaeological field expert demonstration will be announced the latest archaeological excavation results: after 2023 to 2024 systematic archaeological excavation, this site revealed a large-scale Xia and Shang Dynasty stone masonry building remains, belonging to the Yangtze River Basin for the first time.
The site of Panlongcheng, more than 3,500 years old, is located in the northwestern suburbs of Wuhan, Hubei Province, and is the first ancient city of the Shang Dynasty found in the Yangtze River Basin. Since its discovery in 1954, the Panlongcheng site has undergone long-term, systematic archaeological work, proving that Panlongcheng was a central settlement in the southward expansion of Central Plains culture during the Xia and Shang dynasties. In the past 10 years, the related archaeological work has launched a new round of in-depth exploration of Panlongcheng with multiple archaeological concepts such as archaeological conservation of large sites and settlement archaeology.
January 25 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, held in the Panlongcheng site archaeological field expert demonstration will be announced the latest archaeological excavation results: after 2023 to 2024 systematic archaeological excavation, this site revealed a large-scale Xia and Shang Dynasty stone masonry building remains, belonging to the Yangtze River Basin for the first time.
The site of Panlongcheng, more than 3,500 years old, is located in the northwestern suburbs of Wuhan, Hubei Province, and is the first ancient city of the Shang Dynasty found in the Yangtze River Basin. Since its discovery in 1954, the Panlongcheng site has undergone long-term, systematic archaeological work, proving that Panlongcheng was a central settlement in the southward expansion of Central Plains culture during the Xia and Shang dynasties. In the past 10 years, the related archaeological work has launched a new round of in-depth exploration of Panlongcheng with multiple archaeological concepts such as archaeological conservation of large sites and settlement archaeology.
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Unbelievably good embroidery (probably some rich men in the Middle East can afford these):
Chinese New Year is not Lunar New Year:
Chinese New Year is not Lunar New Year:
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Free 24-hour rest stations for blue-collar workers:
By the way, it's here: "" . Here's my take. It's an enormous construction site and requires billions of dollars. So, these billions of dollars could have gone to more productive parts of economy, instead of building this unnecessary military headquarter. Is this gargantuan headquarter so vital? I don't think so. They should have diverted recourses to AI, quantum computing, chip production and satellite launch technology in which the Chinese fall behind the west. Alternatively , these funds could have helped to boost birthday at the least. I have got an impression that Ms Xi is obsessed with the Taiwan reunification, and he wants to achieve that by any means, including by sacrificing half of china 's GDP. Truly a sad story for everyone, except maybe Americans.