Southern Metropolis Daily
In November 2008, Qian Liexian (pen name of Xu Lai), a journalist at "New Beijing", a newspaper affiliated with "Southern Daily" at the time, alleged in his blog that Kong Qingdong has been interrogated by the Beijing police for spying for North Korea. A few months later, in February 2009, Qian was assaulted and stabbed by Yang Chun, a personal assistant of Kong Qingdong, who accused Qian of offending "a friend". "Southern Metropolis Daily", another newspaper affiliated with "Southern Daily", criticized Kong Qingdong's involvement in the affairs.