Cadres in ‘China’s Davos’ told to apologise to ski resort for ‘improper intervention’
Government says it will punish those involved after entrepreneur Mao Zhenhua complained in video about authorities ‘illegally taking land’
A provincial government in China has ordered a local committee to apologise to a privately run ski resort after its chairman complained on social media that the company had been treated unfairly.
The government of Heilongjiang, the province on the border with Russia, on Thursday told the Yabuli Administrative Committee to apologise to Sun Mountain for occupying land leased by the ski resort and “improper intervention” in its business operations.
Responding to complaints made by resort chairman Mao Zhenhua, a prominent Chinese entrepreneur, the provincial government also said any cadres involved would be punished.
The public complaint from Mao – who is also the founder of rating agency China Chengxin and a professor at Renmin University – comes as the ruling Communist Party is trying to reassure entrepreneurs that they will be treated fairly by the government.
China’s cabinet said in a statement on Wednesday it would improve the business environment for private investors and protect their legal interests.
The following day, the Heilongjiang government issued a statement on Mao’s case.