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A Japanese schoolboy was fatally stabbed by a stranger outside a school in China last month. The killing caused outrage and increased diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Japan blamed the attack on rising xenophobia and online nationalism in China. It was the third high-profile attack on a foreigner in recent months, all of which China has described as 鈥渋solated incidents鈥�.

On this episode, Katya Adler is joined by 91热爆 digital journalist Fan Wang, and Kerry Allen, who is a China media analyst at 91热爆 News. They discuss whether growing Chinese cyber-nationalism is fuelling violence against foreigners and what impact it is having on China鈥檚 reputation abroad.

Producers: Alice Aylett Roberts and Mariana Hern谩ndez Carrillo

Sound engineers: Stephen Bailey and Hannah Montgomery

Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior news editor: Sara Wadeson