CHINA-US: CHINESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SHOT DEAD IN CHICAGO
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A University of Chicago international student, Zheng Shaoxiong was killed in a shooting incident in Chicago on November 9. The death has sparked outrage over the dangers facing international students in the US. The Chinese ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, has called for justice and condemned hatred and xenophobia. He mourned the loss and tweeted “My deep condolences to his parents. The Chinese consulate general in Chicago is helping them deal with the aftermath. We call for justice in his case and protection of Chinese in the US from hatred and xenophobia". Li Rong, Zheng’s mother, flew from Sichuan in western China to attend a memorial service for her son at the university’s Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on November 11.
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