Local Governments In China Increase Public Security Steps After A Series Of Mass Murders

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JAKARTA - Local authorities in China are improving safety management and police patrols after several high-level mass killings. This is in accordance with the mandate of the central government calling for increased public security.

In the eastern city of Wuxi, where the stabbing of a 21-year-old student left eight people dead and 17 injured in November.

Local media managed by the government were quoted via Reuters on Sunday, November 24 reported that local officials had convened last Friday to discuss measures to maintain social stability. Campus security became a security focus point in the meeting. The safety initiative comes nearly two weeks after China's deadliest mass attack in a decade on November 11 when a man was reportedly upset over his divorce settlement advanced to a crowd in the southern city of Zhuhai and killed 35 people.

Local media managed by the government were quoted via Reuters on Sunday, November 24 reported that local officials had convened last Friday to discuss measures to maintain social stability. Campus security became a security focus point in the meeting.

The safety initiative comes nearly two weeks after China's deadliest mass attack in a decade on November 11 when a man was reportedly upset over his divorce settlement advanced to a crowd in the southern city of Zhuhai and killed 35 people.

The head of the Communist Party in downtown Changsha, Hunan province, also conducted an examination of public safety efforts, including traffic management and police placements on Saturday.

Hunan Province experienced its third attack on November 19, where a driver hit students and pedestrians outside the school in Changde, southern China. The case has sparked growing concerns about the country's escalating violence.

Analysts say the economic pressure has an impact on mental health.

The report did not specifically state this incident, nor was it referred to in a recent meeting held by China's high court and justice ministry, which addresses mental health and domestic conflicts.

On Saturday, China's Supreme Court held a meeting to maintain social security and stability, according to a report on the court's website citing the rehabilitation of ex-convicts and assistance to people with mental disorders.

The Ministry of Justice also met to discuss social security and stability on Friday, according to a notice on its website.

The summary of the meeting emphasized the need for an in-depth investigation into conflicts related to marriage and family, neighbors, inheritance of property, housing and land, as well as arrears of wages.