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Jul 07, 2021 10:03 PM EDT
(Photo : Photo credit should read Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) FUYANG, CHINA - JULY 4, 2021 - A citizen watches a live TV broadcast of China s first spacewalk of a space station astronaut at his home in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, July 4, 2021.
Chinese authorities have arrested an aerospace executive on Monday after being involved in an alleged brutal assault of two astronaut scientists last month who refused his request to join an international academy.
The attack was caught on video that has now begun circulating online, showing how the Chinese official, Zhang Tao, chairman of state-owned China Aerospace Investment Holdings, punched Wu Meirong and Wang Jinnian. The incident occurred after a dinner on June 6 in Beijing that was filled with alcoholic beverages.
Aerospace chairman suspended over pending assault investigation By Zhang Yangfei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-07-05 15:58 Share CLOSE
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation suspended the chairman of its subsidiary investment company for an alleged attack on two scientists, the corporation said in a statement on Sunday.
According to media reports, Zhang Tao, Party secretary and chairman of China Aerospace Investment Holdings, assaulted Wang Jinnian and Wu Meirong in early June after consuming alcohol, sparking public outcry on Chinese social media.
The main contractor for the Chinese space program said it has already sent an investigation team to investigate the incident, and will deal with the matter seriously based on what is uncovered.The reason behind Zhang s violent attack remains unclear for the moment.