Campus violence, bullies on the rise

SHANGHAI: Campus violence has been rising in this largest city of China, with blackmail, battles over lovers and escalating quarrels as the major causes, according to statistics from a local youth hotline.

The issue of school violence hit the headlines again this week after a video posted online showed one girl at a Shanghai school striking another girl's face, punching her in the stomach and kicking her.

According to the Shanghai Youth Service Hotline, campus violence accounts for 14 percent of recent youth cases.