‘How dare you stop me’: boss of China’s Great Wall management firm accused over behaviour in row with guards about entry to historic site
- Controversy surrounds online video which purports to show Great Wall management company boss displaying ‘unacceptable’ behaviour
- Executive faces criticism for ‘trying to exert privilege’ by social media observers as local tourism chiefs confirm probe is under way
A senior executive from a state-owned company which manages a section of China’s Great Wall is facing accusations – and online anger – over his alleged behaviour towards security guards who refused to let him enter a resort.
The controversy surrounds an online video filmed on June 22 just north of the capital Beijing which shows an incident involving Wu Chengwang, the president of the Jinshanling Great Wall Tourism Development Company.
In the video, Wu appears to be ordering people with him to push over a sliding gate blocking his vehicle and saying: “How dare you stop me. I can push it all over if I want to.”
According to Chinese media outlet The Paper, Wu tried to drive into the resort through an emergency fire exit.
A resort employee told the Xin Kuai Bao newspaper that no one is allowed to drive into the resort.
The Post has reached out to Wu for comment directly but had received no response by publication time. However, a local tourism bureau said on June 23 that the incident was being investigated.