35 people were killed here in southern China in a mass murder earlier this week after a man mowed down a crowd of pedestrians the atmosphere at the sports complex in jwai was eerily quiet when we visited the site 2 days after the inent large parts of the stadium were open and people were seen leaving flowers for the victims but the tributes were quickly removed by the security on site officials are trying to stop public mourning morphing into any large display of unhappiness the Chinese government has so far focused its response on calls to step up security at public places with the victims names and faces still unknown but the effectiveness of President XI jinping’s State surveillance is now in question especially when it comes to preventing Lone Wolf type situations like this the current approach could change but the standard official reaction to a Spate of violent attacks this year has been to say little about the as salance motives more restrictions lie ahead China’s Ministry of public security for example has vowed to tighten control of society and increase Patrols in places of public assembly officials in Beijing also promis to strengthen security precautions and controls at public venues