Tragic suicide of a 10-year-old girl stirs discussions about school pressure

What’s on Weibo reports that a 10-year-old girl from Jiangsu province committed suicide this week by pesticide poisoning at home. The tragedy happened just three days prior to her mid-term exams, and the young girl left the world with a short video and a farewell letter, in which she said she just wanted “to go to heaven” after her poor performance at school.

—Jiayun Feng

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