China executed a man convicted of killing at least 35 people in a car attack in November, marking the deadliest assault in the country in a decade.
Authorities stated that Fan was motivated by dissatisfaction over the division of his property after his divorce, while Xu carried out his attack due to failing to obtain his diploma because of poor exam results.
Fan was apprehended at the scene on 11 November with self-inflicted wounds.
In December, he was found guilty of "endangering public safety" by the Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court, which described his motives as "extremely vile" and his methods as "particularly cruel."
His execution on Monday followed less than a month after the court handed down the death sentence.
Regarding Xu, the police reported that he confessed to the crime "without hesitation" on 16 November. He was sentenced to death on 17 December, with the court deeming his actions "particularly heinous" and "extremely grave."
Human rights organizations assert that China is the world's foremost executioner, putting thousands of people to death annually. Official data on the use of the death penalty is not disclosed by the country, so accurate figures are unavailable.
The number of similar attacks in China reached 19 in 2024.
Authorities revealed that the man, Huang Wen, sought to express his anger after experiencing investment losses and family conflicts.
"The tensions do seem to be building, and it doesn't look like there is any way it is going to ease up in the near future," stated George Magnus, an economist at Oxford University's China Centre.