Li's BMW-Driving Son Gets a Year

李双江之子殴人被收容教养一年

Li's BMW-Driving Son Gets a Year

The son of a Chinese army general well-known for his singing will be detained for a year, state media reported late Thursday, following an alleged assault that renewed public criticism of the children of the nation’s powerful elite.

The son of Li Shuangjiang, a 72-year-old senior official in the People’s Liberation Army known for singing patriotic songs at public events, will be detained by police in a correctional facility for one year, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Police said Gen. Li’s 15-year-old son last week assaulted a Beijing couple following a traffic dispute then warned onlookers not to call the authorities, according to state-run media.

Mr. Li’s son admitted to police that he was responsible, Xinhua said late Thursday. Further details of his detention weren’t disclosed.

Xinhua didn’t identify the son Thursday night, but previous state media reports gave his name as Li Tianyi. According to the reports, Mr. Li and another person were attempting to exit a driveway in a residential section of Beijing while driving a customized BMW when they discovered the couple’s car blocking their way.

Neither Li could be reached late Thursday, nor could the local public-security branch where they were reported to be held.

The episode ignited fierce criticism on the Chinese-language Internet over the fuerdai, or the second generation of the rich, as the children of China’s privileged are sometimes known. It follows another incident famous in China, in which the son of a police official in Hebei province last year hit and killed a young woman in his car, then warned security guards, “My dad is Li Gang!”



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