The performance of the assassination of Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, during a school sports event in eastern China has ignited a firestorm of debate.

Video filmed in Zaozhuang City in Shandong Province on October 10 shows a student acting as Abe standing on a chair to deliver a speech. Moments later, another student acting as a killer approached him, aiming a mock handgun at the speaker, following which the speaker theatrically fell to the ground.

Onlookers then pursued the shooter. In another striking moment, a student holds aloft a banner that reads "With two gunshots the body turns cold, polluting the waters brings troubles untold," eliciting applause and cheers from the audience.

A representative from Zaozhuang's Education Bureau commented on the incident, stating, "Their (the students') actions may not be entirely appropriate, but we allow students to make mistakes. After all, he is still a student." While many believe that the students' actions were ill-advised, it's noted that they are still in the learning phase and should be granted a degree of leniency.

One netizen commented on Chinese social media: "Idiot, you're embarrassing China", but another person said: "It's just a skit by the students, there's no need to blow it out of proportion."

The Education Bureau of Zaozhuang has since urged the school to initiate a thorough investigation into the incident and demanded a detailed report explaining the circumstances surrounding the event.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

10月10日，山东枣庄一中学运动会上，表演“刺杀安倍”引发关注。
现场视频显示，一学生在两旁学生欢呼中站在椅子上发表讲话后，另一学生举起类似“手枪”物品对准讲话者，并上前“补枪”。后发言者做倒地状，旁人上前追堵“开枪者”。另有学生举起写有“两声枪响尸骨寒，污水排海遗后患”的横幅，围观者欢呼鼓掌。
枣庄市教育局一名工作人员表示，“他们（学生）的做法也不一定对，我们允许学生犯错误，他毕竟是个学生。”虽然学生的行为有些不当，但考虑到他们是在学习阶段，应给予一定容忍。目前，枣庄市教育局已经督促该校调查此事，并要求提交一份事件情况说明。