中国江苏宜兴市无锡工艺职业技术学院上星期六晚间发生校园随机杀人案。根据警方通报，一名21岁的男学生，因考试不合格无法拿到毕业证书，加上对实习报酬不满，回校持刀杀人泄愤，造成八人死亡，17人受伤。

类似的随机杀人案件，中国今年以来已发生至少八九起。11月11日，广东珠海也发生一起驾越野车随机撞人事件，导致35人死亡，43人重伤。

中国最高层下令各地区和有关部门要举一反三，加强风险源头管控。各地也随即展开矛盾纠纷排查化解。然而，这些举措能否真正解决问题，防堵此类悲剧再次发生？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红与新加坡国立大学东亚研究所研究员赵力涛及旅居台湾的时事评论人徐全解析接二连三的恶性随机伤人事件有什么共性？中国社会发生了什么事？

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In a shocking series of events, China has witnessed a spate of random violent incidents, raising concerns about social stability and safety. 

Last Saturday, a stabbing rampage at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in the city of Yixing in Jiangsu province, left eight dead and 17 injured.  A 21-year-old student, reportedly driven by academic failure and unpaid internship wages, is blamed for the attack. Just days earlier, a horrific car attack in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, claimed the lives of 35 people and left 43 seriously injured. 

These incidents have prompted China's leadership to call for increased preventative measures and conflict resolution efforts.  However, questions linger about the underlying causes of such violence and the efficacy of these proposed solutions.

This episode of Global Heartbeat podcast delves into these recent tragedies in China, exploring potential societal factors and the challenges of preventing such incidents. Joining host Han Yonghong to analyse these events are Dr. Zhao Litao, a senior research fellow at  the National University of Singapore’s East Asian Institute and Taiwan-based commentator Xu Quan.

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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