China News Service, Beijing, February 17 (Reporter Liu Xingchen) On the 17th, world swimming champion Fu Yuanhui posted a request for help through social platforms, saying that she was blackmailed while traveling in a chartered car in Changbai Mountain, Jilin, and asked netizens if they needed to call the police.
Image source: Fu Yuanhui Weibo screenshot
Fu Yuanhui later updated social media to say that the problem had been resolved and deleted the previous help posts. "Jilin's cultural and tourism department has intervened as soon as possible and the problem has been solved. Thank you everyone," she wrote.
Image source: Fu Yuanhui Weibo screenshot
In response to this situation, the reporter called the Transportation Bureau of the Changbai Mountain Management Committee. The staff stated that the incident was being handled in accordance with normal procedures. "The territorial management of the area where the incident occurred is the responsibility of Antu County, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, and the local Transportation Bureau is handling the specific matters."
In the women's 100-meter backstroke final at the Rio Olympics, Chinese player Fu Yuanhui won the bronze medal in 58.76 seconds. (File photo) Photo by China News Service reporter Du Yang
In her interaction with netizens, Fu Yuanhui mentioned that she likes Northeast China very much and her mood has not been affected by this incident: "It is true that most people are kind-hearted." In addition, she said that Northeast China is very good and she will come again next time.
Fu Yuanhui won the women's 50-meter backstroke and women's 4X100-meter mixed swimming relay championships at the 2015 Kazan World Swimming Championships.
At the Rio Olympics, Fu Yuanhui won the bronze medal in the women's 100m backstroke. In that competition, she said the classic "prehistoric power" after the women's 100-meter backstroke semifinals. (over)