Chinese tourist attempts suicide in Taiwan

Shanghaidaily.com reports that a Chinese mainland traveler was hospitalized after cutting himself outside the office of the Taiwanese leader, Taiwan police said on Tuesday. Chen Shaojun, who arrived in Taiwan with a tour group on Nov. 5, chopped himself on the head with a kitchen knife outside the Taiwan leader’s office on Tuesday afternoon, shouting, “I want to die.” Chen’s attempted suicide was prevented by security guards at the office. Read article