‘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. — SCMP

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.