BEIJING -- The stabbing death of a 10-year-old Japanese boy in Shenzhen has shaken the Japanese expatriate community in China, prompting companies to take steps to safeguard workers and allay concerns.
Shenzhen, often dubbed China's Silicon Valley, is a thriving manufacturing hub that has drawn automakers and other major companies from Japan. Now amid heightened anxiety, some Japanese employees are considering sending their families back to Japan.
