Qigong master verbally attacks Beijing News reporter
Staff Reporter 2013-07-24 15:41
Qigong master Wang Lin gives a performance. (Internet Photo)
Wang Lin, a master of the Chinese art of qigong, verbally attacked a reporter from the online news portal Beijing News on July 22 after it published a report detailing his connections and influence in China.
Angered by the coverage, Wang is quoted as saying to the reporter: "I hope you die young and from a painful death! I hope your whole family die a painful death too!"
Beijing News had said that the qigong master, who claims to have supernatural powers, has a close relationship with Chinese government officials and celebrities, and uses the connections and his status to earn millions of yuan. Wang also profits from his qigong performances, helping to create a "kingdom of money" in his hometown of Pingxiang in southeastern China's Jiangxi province.
Wang accused the reporter of accepting money from his critics to write an unfavorable report, an accusation that the reporter denied, the Beijing News said.
