China Scene: West

Security guard robs hotel in B-grade performance

A security guard colluded with friends to stage a theatrical ruse in which they tied him up before robbing the hotel he was meant to be protecting in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province.

Wei, 31, came to Xi'an from rural Anhui province and married a local girl six years ago but was often scorned by her family for making so little money.