The suspect told investigators he was “hoping to meet the ambassador to tell him to refrain from making hardline remarks, and if that request was rejected, I wanted to surprise him by killing myself”, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported, citing unnamed sources.

It’s regrettable but the Chinese need to chill out a bit.

Guy has been arrested. Guy will be punished (although if his attributed comments are true it’s clear he has mental health problems and needs help).

What more do they actually want? A public execution?