Wannianqing Pharmaceutical denies chairman was in China Eastern MU6741 cabin conflict
In short
Guangdong Wannianqing Pharmaceutical (广东万年青制药) said online claims that its chairman Ou Xiantao (欧先涛) was the passenger involved in a cabin conflict on China Eastern flight MU6741 on September 28 are untrue, and that he never took the flight. Ou has reported the matter to police, who accepted the case, and the company said it is preserving evidence and will pursue legal liability against those who fabricated or spread the claims.
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Guangdong Wannianqing Pharmaceutical (广东万年青制药股份有限公司), whose shares trade as 粤万年青 (301111.SZ), has denied online claims that its chairman and president, Ou Xiantao (欧先涛), was the passenger involved in a cabin conflict on China Eastern flight MU6741 on September 28. The company said the claims do not match the facts, that Ou never took the flight, and that the information was a malicious fabrication with no factual basis that harmed both Ou's personal reputation and the company's commercial reputation. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
According to the company, Ou has reported the matter to police and the case has been accepted. The company said it is retaining and preserving evidence of the content that was spread, and that it will pursue legal liability under the relevant laws against those who fabricated or spread the claims. CLS, 36Kr and Jiemian reported that the company described this as firmly protecting the lawful rights of the company and all its investors. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Jiemian reported on October 7 that the company had issued a statement that day on false online information harming the company and related people, saying that neither Ou nor any other company employee had ever taken the flight. That statement urged the public to be rational and cautious about online information, not to believe or forward unverified content, and to rely on the company's designated disclosure media and official channels for information about it. On October 8 the company published a clarification announcement repeating the denial, which CLS, 36Kr, Yicai and Jiemian reported. None of the reports describe what happened in the cabin conflict itself or identify the passenger involved. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The company, whose shares trade as 粤万年青 (301111.SZ), said the claims damaged its chairman's personal reputation and the company's commercial reputation. It framed the legal action as protecting the rights of the company and all its investors, and the denial was carried by several business outlets.
Key facts
- Online posts claimed the passenger involved in a cabin conflict on China Eastern flight MU6741 on September 28 was Ou Xiantao, chairman of Guangdong Wannianqing Pharmaceutical. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- The company said the claims are untrue and that Ou never took the flight. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- In its October 7 statement the company said neither Ou nor any other company employee had ever taken the flight. [ 1 ]
- Ou is the company's chairman and president. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- Ou reported the matter to police, who accepted the case. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- The company said it is retaining and preserving evidence of the content that was spread. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- The company said it will pursue legal liability against those who fabricated or spread the claims. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
- The company trades as 粤万年青 under the code 301111.SZ. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- What happened in the September 28 cabin conflict on flight MU6741 and who was involved. The documents only report the company's denial and do not describe the incident or identify the passenger.
- Who created and spread the claims about Ou. The company has not named anyone, and the police case has only been accepted, with no outcome reported.
- The company is preserving evidence of the spread content and said it will pursue legal liability against those responsible. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- October 7: Jiemian reports the company's statement denying that Ou or any employee took flight MU6741. [ 1 ]
- October 8: CLS reports the company's clarification announcement and the police report. [ 2 ]
- October 8: 36Kr reports the clarification announcement. [ 3 ]
- October 8: Yicai reports the clarification announcement. [ 4 ]