Complaint by CEO gets public attention

A private entrepreneur never expected an open letter he wrote accusing some local government officials of abusing their power to draw wide attention from top leaders like Premier Li Keqiang.

Wu Hai, CEO of the Crystal Orange Hotel, posted an open letter on his hotel's social media messaging account on WeChat, complaining that some government officials treated private companies unfairly.

He wrote that even while President Xi Jinping was launching a fight against corruption two years ago, the local government and its subsidiary institutions in a city still demanded benefits from companies during citywide inspections before major traditional Chinese holidays.