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Elderly China resident sparks fury after cutting worker’s safety rope to hang laundry

Incident triggers fierce condemnation on mainland social media, with related posts amassing 61 million views; some brand act ‘attempted murder’.

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In the Chinese town of Foshan, Guangdong province, an elderly man caused a wave of unrest in social media after he cut and used the industrial climber's safety rope as a line of linen. Fortunately, no one was injured, wrote South China Morning Post. Read next...

In the Chinese town of Foshan, a worker named Liu was repairing the facade of the building, which he discovered from the 30th floor on the second floor that one of his safety ropes had been cut.

A Chinese resident in his 70s is facing fierce criticism after cutting the safety rope of a worker on the exterior wall of a high-rise building to hang his laundry.

A Chinese man in his 70s is facing fierce criticism for illegally cutting a worker's safety rope on the exterior of a high-rise building in order to obtain a clothesline. Although the incident narrowly avoided a fatal accident, local netizens are outraged that the resident avoided formal punishment and was only ordered to pay a small amount in compensation. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 28th, worker Mr. A, who was repai…

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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