Chinese media have reported details of the suspect arrested in the stabbing murder of a Japanese child in Shenzhen. China Daily reported that the man, surnamed Zhong, is 44 years old and without a steady job.

Japan’s prime minister has demanded an explanation from Beijing over the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy in the second knife attack on Japanese children in China in months.

A recent attack on a 10-year-old Japanese boy in Shenzhen has led Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to demand an explanation from China. He urged Beijing to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals,