BEIJING: The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party yesterday lamented a generation who had never tasted “hard work” after the son of a general was detained on suspicion of involvement in a gang rape.
Li Guanfeng, the teenage son of General Li Shuangjiang — a popular military singer and household name in the country — was held last Thursday in the latest allegation against privileged children of officials to spark public outrage.
The news has dominated Internet message boards, online news portals and state-run newspapers in China, where crimes by children of the country’s elite cause particular anger among ordinary people.
“Family education” among successful, well-known figures in China needs to be “cautious”, said the People’s Daily, the ruling party’s official organ, in an editorial on the case.
“Many of these children have not experienced the hard work needed in their parents’ struggle to achieve success, but are shown the results of this success,” it added.
Li is among five suspects detained over allegations of a sexual assault on a woman on February 17, the state-run China Daily said. AFP
