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Four US College Instructors Stabbed in China

Four US College Instructors Stabbed in China

Four US College Instructors Stabbed in China
Above: The banks of the Songhua River in Jilin, Jilin province of China. Image credit: Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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TheThis gruesome attack on four Cornell College instructors is a deeply troubling incidentand thatit willforces force US officials to reflect on the safety of Americans in China. The victims, three of which are US citizens, were fortunate to survive, butas video footage of the gory scene suggests the outcome could have been deadly. The US takesmust these incidents very seriously, and it will continue to monitor the outlook for Americans whoabroad are in China.

US officials are understandably troubled by the incident in Jilinthis, China,but andall Chinese authorities and healthcare workers are determined to provide the Cornell College instructors the care they need to make a full recovery and see justice. All evidence suggests that Monday’sthe stabbing was an isolated incident, and the victims were immediately rushed to the hospital to receive medical care. This event shouldn’t impact bilateral relations between the US and China, and China will continue to be one of the safest countries in the world.


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