Midea’s billionaire founder He Xiangjian rescued after kidnappers armed with explosives broke into his luxury villa in Foshan, China

• The home appliance tycoon’s only son, 55-year-old He Jianfeng, was reported to have sneaked out of the villa and swum across a nearby river to call the police
• Video circulating on China’s social media showed a dozen police officers surrounding a European-style mansion decorated with white marble Roman columns after the break-in on Sunday