China parenting: Rock star Zheng Jun in child abuse scandal claims son’s 1,000 kowtow ‘punishment’ was ‘Buddhist ritual’


A Chinese rock star who boasted online about punishing his son for lying by ordering him to kowtow 1,000 times or face being physically assaulted has found himself at the centre of a public backlash.

Earlier this week, Beijing-based singer Zheng Jun revealed on Weibo that he forced his 11-year-old son to kowtow to him 1,000 times after catching him lying.

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