{"id":2264810,"date":"2024-06-11T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-american-college-instructors-brutally-stabbed-while-in-china\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:02:53","slug":"4-american-college-instructors-brutally-stabbed-while-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-american-college-instructors-brutally-stabbed-while-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Four American college instructors were violently stabbed in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F4-american-college-instructors-brutally-stabbed-while-in-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On June 11, 2024, four Americans connected to Cornell College in Iowa were involved in a \u2062stabbing incident in Jilin, China. According to reports, the attack occurred\u200c around \u200cnoon\u200c while the group was visiting Beishan Park.\u2063 The victims, including former Cornell instructor and current\u200b Tufts University doctoral student \u200cDavid Zabner, sustained non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-duty-austin-police-officer-forced-to-confront-armed-suspect\/\" title=\"Off-duty Austin police officer forced to confront armed suspect\">&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-injuries-reported-after-driver-speeds-through-crowd-of-protesters-in-new-york\/\" title=\"Multiple Injuries Reported After Driver Speeds Through Crowd of Protesters in New York\">life-threatening<\/a> injuries<\/a>. A local Chinese national, identified only by his surname Cui, was arrested in connection \u200bwith the incident. The \u2062attack, described as \u2062an \u200disolated \u2062case by \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitemarsh-train-derailment-hazmat-crews-called-in-and-homes-evacuated-after-rail-accident\/\" title=\"Hazmat teams summoned and homes evacuated following Whitemarsh train mishap.\">local\u2063 police<\/a>, involved \u2063Cui colliding with\u2062 one\u200c of the foreigners and \u2062subsequently attacking the group and a Chinese tourist who attempted to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>Responses \u200dfrom \u2062the\u2064 U.S. include statements of concern and offers of assistance from various politicians. Iowa Republican Rep. Ashley\u200d Hinton expressed her commitment to helping bring the victims \u200csafely\u200c back to the U.S., while Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks emphasized coordination with\u200d the U.S. Embassy to \u200censure appropriate care for the victims. The incident has sparked\u2063 a broader discussion on the state of U.S.-China relations, with Chinese officials stating\u200d it should not disrupt\u2064 cultural exchanges\u2063 between \u200cthe two\u2064 countries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 11, 2024 at 6:29am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Four instructors with ties to an Iowa college were stabbed in China on Monday. Their injuries were described as not life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>The four Americans from Cornell College, which has no connection to Cornell University in New York state, were attacked about noon, while touring a park in Jilin, a city in the northeastern part of the country, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHorrified that multiple Cornell College faculty members were brutally stabbed in China. My team has been in communication with Cornell College &#038; will do everything in our power to bring these Iowans home safely. Join me in praying for their health &#038; safety,\u201d Republican Rep. Ashley Hinton of Iowa <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepAshleyHinson\/status\/1800270565028327730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Horrified that multiple Cornell College faculty members were brutally stabbed in China.<\/p>\n<p>My team has been in communication with Cornell College &#038; will do everything in our power to bring these Iowans home safely. Join me in praying for their health &#038; safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley Hinson (@RepAshleyHinson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAshleyHinson\/status\/1800270565028327730?\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Iowa Democratic state Rep. Adam Zabner said his brother, David Zabner, was among the victims, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cornell-college-instructors-injured-incident-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David Zabner, currently a doctoral student at Tufts University and former Cornell instructor, was stabbed in the arm and is recovering at a hospital, Adam Zabner said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has not yet been released this morning but he\u2019s doing OK,\u201d he said, according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p>The Americans were participating in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-taking-last-pandas-america-back-u-s-zoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">program<\/a> with a local Chinese university and were accompanied by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-falsely-accused-by-serial-liar-of-providing-grades-for-sex-hes-suing-school-that-broke-contract-to-investigate-him\/\" title=\"Professor Falsely Accused By Serial Liar Of Providing Grades For Sex. He\u2019s Suing School That Broke Contract To Investigate Him.\">faculty member<\/a> from the Chinese college at the time of the attack, Cornell College President Jonathan Brand said in a statement, according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese police said a local resident, identified only as a 55-year-old with the surname of Cui, was arrested for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/guns-issue-explain-mass-stabbing-china-injured-130-killed-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stabbing<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/four-american-educators-stabbed-park-northeast-china-says-us-media-officials-2024-06-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is China the biggest threat to US security?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cCui collided into a foreigner while walking in Beishan Park, and then stabbed the foreigner and three fellow foreigners with a knife, as well as a Chinese tourist who tried to stop him,\u201d Jilin city police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The injuries suffered were \u201cnot life-threatening,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Four Americans affiliated with Iowa\u2019s Cornell College were injured in a random stabbing attack in China, according to Chinese officials.<\/p>\n<p>At least two of the victims are hospitalized in critical condition, according to a congresswoman. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G7H0DfVW3z\">https:\/\/t.co\/G7H0DfVW3z<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1469zgGAag\">pic.twitter.com\/1469zgGAag<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSMornings\/status\/1800494548587557170?\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative Lin Jian said the incident should not disturb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-warns-world-limits-beijings-restraint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relations<\/a> between China and the U.S., according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour foreign teachers from Beihua University, Jilin City, were attacked when touring the city\u2019s Beishan Park,\u201d Lin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the injured were rushed to hospital and received proper medical treatment. None of them is in a critical condition. Police believed it to be an isolated incident based on preliminary assessment. Further investigation is still underway,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCultural and people-to-people exchange between China and the U.S. serves common interests of both sides and has been positively supported by various sectors of the two countries,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cWe believe that the isolated incident will not disrupt normal cultural and people-to-people exchange between the two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My office and I are in touch with an impacted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iowa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iowa<\/a> family. We are working through proper channels and requesting to speak with the U.S. Embassy on appropriate matters to ensure that the victims first receive quality care for their injuries and then get out of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> in a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M4udbe6KS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/M4udbe6KS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (@RepMMM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMMM\/status\/1800259759565598724?\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMy office and I are in touch with an impacted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Iowa?src=hashtag_click\">#Iowa<\/a> family. We are working through proper channels and requesting to speak with the U.S. Embassy on appropriate matters to ensure that the victims first receive quality care for their injuries and then get out of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hashtag_click\">#China<\/a> in a medically feasible manner,\u201d Iowa Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMMM\/status\/1800259759565598724\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cornell College is in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in the eastern part of the Hawkeye State, just east of Cedar Rapids.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four instructors affiliated with Iowa&#8217;s Cornell College were non-fatally stabbed in a park in China around noon on Monday. 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