China Southern captain stabbed two leaders in Jilin before committing suicide

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Editor : Fang Xun / Source : World Journal / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/0703/2241784.html / Image : China Southern Airlines passenger plane. (Photo of Associated Press)

China Southern Airlines Jilin Branch reported yesterday that a captain was dissatisfied with being demoted for investigation, stabbed two leaders with a knife and then jumped to his death. The authority has not yet reported it. After the Chinese media disclosed it today, many Chinese netizens said that fortunately there was no more crash of China Eastern Airlines.

X platform "Teacher Li is not your teacher" forwarded a screenshot of the Internet today showing that at China Southern Airlines Jilin Branch, China Southern Airlines Captain Li Yuzhong rushed into the flight department office with a knife at around 11 am on the 1st, stabbed the union chairman and the flight department manager and then jumped to his death.

An informed source said that Li Yuzhong was a Class C (highest level) captain and was demoted for inspection because he did not pre-position (pre-set) the aircraft speed brake (spoiler).

"Teacher Li is not your teacher" said that many pilot colleagues commented: "A second-level incident punishment is pushing people to death. This warrior did not let innocent passengers suffer. He is a real hero"; this incident almost became the "China Eastern Airlines 5735" incident again, and it also exposed the long-standing high pressure and heavy penalties for minor mistakes in China's civil aviation industry.

According to the screenshot of Douyin, the staff of China Southern Airlines Jilin Base revealed that Li Yuzhong was born in 1993, had a wife and children, was young and promising, and a good person. He jumped from the 15th floor after the incident and died on the spot.

The Chinese media Xiaoxiang Morning News took the lead in reporting today that on 1 July 2025, many netizens posted that there was a suspected sudden injury incident in the office area of ​​China Southern Airlines Jilin Branch. Today, many calls to the public phone number of China Southern Airlines Jilin Branch were not received. The customer service staff of China Southern Airlines said they were unaware of the incident.

The captain of China Southern Airlines stabbed the leader and committed suicide

On 1 July, China Southern Airlines Jilin Company, netizens and even China Southern Airlines pilots exposed or submitted articles on multiple channels that China Southern Airlines Captain Li Yuzhong stabbed the union chairman and the flight department manager with a knife and then jumped off the building because of unfair treatment.

Many pilot colleagues commented: "The punishment for a second-level incident is pushing people to death. This warrior did not let innocent passengers suffer. He is a real hero." This incident almost became the Eastern Airlines 5735 incident again... https://t.co/jRUppPw3e1 pic.twitter.com/ZBerhxtcL1

— Mr. Li is not your teacher (@whyyoutouzhele) July 2, 2025

According to Chinese media Jimu News, a duty officer at the Yangjiadian Police Station in Erdao District, Changchun, said that the police station received a police report on the incident on the 1st and was not convenient to disclose more information. According to his understanding, the matter has been transferred to the superior criminal investigation department and is being investigated.

After the report came out, "China Southern Airlines" jumped to the top of the Weibo hot search list and triggered heated discussions. Many Chinese netizens said that fortunately there was no more China Eastern Airlines crash; someone wrote, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, and not taking innocent passengers as the target of revenge like the China Eastern Airlines pilot is already the greatest kindness."

On 21 March 2022, China Eastern Boeing B737-800 passenger plane numbered MU5735 flew from Kunming to Guangzhou. It suddenly deviated from the original cruising altitude of 8,900 m and fell rapidly. About 3 minutes later, it crashed in the mountainous area near Motan Village, Tannan Town, Teng County, Guangxi. All 123 passengers and 9 crew members on board were killed.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has reported the progress of the investigation to the outside world three times so far, and has not released any progress of the investigation so far this year. It is widely rumored that the accident was a suicide by the pilot.

In June, a "Reply to the Application for Government Information Disclosure of the Civil Aviation Administration of China" dated 19 May 2025 was circulated in the Chinese community. The content stated that "after discussion, the report on the progress of the investigation of the 3.21 Eastern Airlines MU5735 aircraft flight accident that you requested to be disclosed may endanger national security and social stability after disclosure. According to the provisions of Article 14 and Article 36 (3) of the "Regulations on Government Information Disclosure", this agency has decided not to disclose it."

The release of this unverified document has deepened the Chinese society's speculation that the China Eastern crash was man-made.