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Protester given 5-day detention
From:Shanghai Daily  |  2021-04-21 08:29

A WOMAN who stood on top of a car to draw attention to her complaints about Tesla car’s alleged brake failure at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibitionon Monday was given five days of administrative detention for disturbing public order.

The woman surnamed Zhang and another woman surnamed Li caused a scene at the auto show, one of the biggest industry exhibitions in the world.

Zhang forced her way on top of the car, damaging it in the process, police said. She was ordered detained for “disrupting public order,” while Li received a warning.

Wearing a T-shirt with the words “brake failure” and Tesla’s logo, she triggered scores of discussions on Chinese social media.

Zhang, a car owner from central China’s Henan Province, claimed a brake failure caused her Tesla Model 3 to collide with two other cars traveling in the same direction on 341 National Highway on February 21.

In a statement late yesterday, Tesla apologized for not having resolved the car owner’s compliant, saying it will “cooperate with all relevant government departments in their investigations and carry out strict self-examination.”

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