Chinese celebrity chef accused of mocking death of Mao Zedong’s son with egg fried rice video

Chinese chef Wang Gang apologised after the video emerged on Weibo two days after the death anniversary of Mao Zedong's son. - CHEF WANG/YOUTUBE

BEIJING: A Chinese chef with millions of Weibo followers has apologised for uploading a video of himself cooking egg fried rice, after Chinese netizens accused him of mocking the death of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s son.

The video of chef Wang Gang preparing the dish emerged on the Weibo social media platform on Nov 27, two days after the death anniversary of Mao’s eldest son Anying. It has since been deleted.