So interesting. As someone who recreates by studying Chinese history and who is known to recite all the dynasties in order to NY Chinese taxi drivers, I know there is a long tradition of poisoning as a method of regime-change in China. Even though the Chinese invented gun powder, I know of no emperor or high official in the later Dynasties or from Mao to today that was ever assassinated with a gun. If someone knows of a case, I'd love to hear about it.
Obviously there are vastly more incidents of one student in the US shooting or stabbing another.
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Following up on this thread, this article just appeared about a 1994 Chinese thallium poisoning case, which appears to be one of several cases now of Chinese students poisoning rivals. Two more to add to the previous discussion:And it's not just chemistry, either.Of course, murder of rivals and deliberate poisoning is not confined to China as myriad history books and a quick web search will attest. All such incidents are a reminder to always be cognizant of cultural and social issues/pressures; profiling, of course, is not useful/acceptable, but there are usually behavioral warning signs and proactive measures that can be taken when they are spotted..Rob Toreki
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