GQ China Pulls Issue... Possibly To Retract Story On Rich Brats
The Chinese edition of GQ has pulled its July issue from newsstands after complaints from one of the interviewees for its article titled “Super Kids Driving Luxury Cars” complained about the reporter’s tactics. The story follows the young elite in China and their obsession with money, fashion, fast cars and status.
An article about the incident was removed the Global Times‘ site, but the WSJ reports that, according to the article in question, the founder of Beijing’s Sports Car Club, which was profiled in the GQ story, alleges that the reporter never made it clear that their conversation was being recorded:
The piece is full of the kind of elitist comments that drive many Chinese up the wall.
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