Netizens Outraged Over Chinese University’s Cover Up of Female Student’s Murder

The recent murder of a female student at a Chinese university caused an uproar on Chinese social media. Netizens say the authorities are covering up the crime, which was allegedly committed by an American instructor at the school. A China expert pointed out that the preferential treatment given to international teachers and students at Chinese schools […]

Netizens Outraged Over Chinese University’s Cover Up of Female Student’s Murder
The recent murder of a female student at a Chinese university caused an uproar on Chinese social media. Netizens say the authorities are covering up the crime, which was allegedly committed by an American instructor at the school. A China expert pointed out that the preferential treatment given to international teachers and students at Chinese schools may have been a major factor in the tragic crime. On the evening of June 14, the body of a young woman was found in the woods near Ningbo Institute of Technology, in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province. The authorities said the victim was a 23-year-old student who attended the school. The next morning, local police arrested the suspect who allegedly confessed to the murder, stating “emotional disputes” as the motive, according to Chinese news portal Tencent QQ. Authorities confirmed that the suspect is a U.S. citizen whose first name is Shadeed, the report said. The ...