County head says sorry to reporters

The top official in Gannan county in Heilongjiang province has made a public apology to two journalists who were beaten up while doing undercover reporting in the county.

The apology came after Liu Bozhi and Liu Dun, journalists from China Education Daily, were roughed up by local police while investigating the food program at a middle school in Gannan county on Friday.

Wang Shuwei, the Party chief of Gannan, said during an interview with China Education Network Television on Sunday that he "feels guilty for the incident" and offered profound apologies to the two journalists, their families and their workplace.