SHANGHAI –
Two high-profile mass killings and a car crash at a primary school in just over a week are raising questions about how well-equipped China is to deal with the stresses of a slowing economy and related mental health issues.
Since Nov. 11, China has reeled under news of a driver reportedly angry at his divorce settlement killing 35 people by ramming his car into a crowd in Zhuhai; a former student on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in Wuxi killing eight; and a car plowing into a crowd of school children and pedestrians in the city of Changde on Tuesday.
In the Changde case, it was not clear if the incident was caused deliberately. However, police said they had arrested the driver and investigations were in progress.