‘Don’t make eye contact’: Melbourne’s crime crisis sparks warnings across China
As Melbourne reels in the wake of the fatal stabbing of a food delivery driver, Chinese social media is alight with users warning others about the city.
Videos posted to Chinese social media platform Rednote show Feng Jianming, the 47-year-old Chinese-Australian food delivery driver who was allegedly fatally attacked outside a ChongQing Chicken Pot in Melbourne’s CBD.
The brawl that allegedly led to his death was captured on mobile phone camera footage and shared around the world.
His alleged attacker, a 51-year-old man from Footscray, has since been charged with murder.
As Melbourne grapples with the latest in a string of violent incidents, the city — and its problems with crime and anti-social behaviour — are receiving a new audience.
News.com.au has viewed hundreds of videos on platforms like Rednote, also known as Xiaohongshu or Little Red Book in China, from users warning about the situation in Australia’s second largest city.
Here, our senior reporter Rohan Smith explains where they’re coming from and why.
