 The incident came to the attention of all levels in the Chinese government and security agencies.In Heilongjiang, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Yue Qifeng (), Provincial Governor Tian Fengshan (), Vice Provincial Governor Yang Zhihai (), and others, made serious comments about the incident.The Assistant to the Provincial Governor, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Head of Public Security Department Xu Yandong () urged the Suihua Administrative Office and the Zhaodong Public Security Department to arrest the suspects at all costs.