According to Japanese officials, the child passed away from his wounds early on Thursday. He was a student at the Shenzhen Japanese School.
According to local authorities, his attacker, a 44-year-old guy with the last name Zhong, was apprehended right away.
The act was described as “extremely despicable” by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who also stated that Tokyo had “strongly urged” Beijing to provide an explanation “as soon as possible.”.
Spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry Lin Jian stated that Japan and China were “in communication” and that the case was being looked into.
“China expresses its regret and sadness that this kind of unfortunate incident occurred,” he said at a press briefing on Thursday.
