Man stabs himself outside CCTV building

A migrant worker, who stabbed himself in front of the China Central Television (CCTV) on Sunday in order to draw attention to his article on anti-corruption, will be able to leave hospital in 10 days, a doctor said yesterday.

Hu Jiquan, from Yichun, Jiangxi province but worked in Guangdong, claimed to be a TV reporter for Jiangxi TV Station and tried to show a CCTV host his 12-page article titled Modern Mencius Study - The Strategy of Anti-corruption, the Beijing News reported yesterday.

Hu stabbed himself with a fruit knife after he showed his ID and was refused entry into the east gate of CCTV compound at 11 am Sunday.