Suzhou Japanese School Attack: China Releases Footage of Heroic Guard Hu Youping
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Chinese authorities have for the first time released footage of Hu Youping, the guard who sacrificed her life protecting children during the Suzhou Japanese school attack in June 2024. While China labels the Japanese school attacks as 'isolated incidents,' it strongly condemns a separate incident involving a Japanese official at the Chinese Embassy in Japan. Hu Youping has been posthumously honored with the title 'National Hero for Courageous Acts' for her bravery.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What happened during the attack at the Suzhou Japanese School on June 24, 2024, and who were the individuals involved?
- A: On June 24, 2024, Zhou Jiasheng, an unemployed man from Anhui living in Suzhou, attacked a Japanese mother and child near the Suzhou Japanese School with a knife, then boarded the school bus and fatally stabbed guard Hu Youping while injuring others.
- Q: Who was Hu Youping, and what actions did she take during the Suzhou Japanese School attack?
- A: Hu Youping was a school guard who, during the June 24, 2024 attack, bravely intervened by holding attacker Zhou Jiasheng from behind, shielding over twenty children and sustaining fatal injuries in the process.
- Q: What did the footage released by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CPC show about the incident?
- A: The footage released by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission showed Hu Youping severely wounded and collapsed, with on-screen text stating she used her body to protect more than twenty children from the attacker.
- Q: What was the legal outcome for Zhou Jiasheng, the perpetrator of the Suzhou Japanese School attack?
- A: Zhou Jiasheng was arrested after the June 24, 2024 attack, sentenced to death by a court on January 23, 2025, and executed in April 2025 for fatally stabbing Hu Youping and injuring others.
- Q: How did the public and Japanese expatriates in China respond to Hu Youping's death following the attack?
- A: Japanese expatriates in China and some Chinese citizens expressed condolences after Hu Youping's death, with some offering donations to her family, who later declined all monetary and material contributions.