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Their marketing people have been detoxing from their cocaine binges recently, so the air is out https://apnews.com/article/china-volkswagen-executive-deported-

by sva_ 2y ago

Their marketing people have been detoxing from their cocaine binges recently, so the air is out https://apnews.com/article/china-volkswagen-executive-deported-cocaine-64cedbdbc21cd073f07b60d1f7b3b3b4 https://apnews.com/article/china-volkswagen-executive-deport...

defrost 2y ago
The significant part of that story is there's no claim he used cocaine or recreational drugs "on the job" in China ... A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on vacation in Thailand, according to Chinese authorities and German media reports. Germany’s top-selling Bild newspaper [..] reported he tested positive for drug use after returning from a holiday in Thailand. Drug use is an administrative offense in China punishable by a 10- to 15-day detention and a fine of up to 2,000 yuan ($280). Thailand legalized marijuana in 2022 but Chinese authorities have warned that use of the drug overseas is equivalent to using it at home and subject to the same penalties.
- dluan 2y ago
  Going to Thailand for weekend parties is a big thing in the China white dude expat scene.
  - defrost 2y ago
    It's also a fun stop for Australians that like gun ranges with automatic weapons but can't or won't get a gun licence at home. Australia doesn't jail them for gunpowder residue on their hands when they return though. That said, I have less sympathy for Jochen Sengpiehl here, he's reportedly the chief marketing bigwig responsible for Volkswagen has apologized for posting a racist video promoting its new Golf 8 [ ..that..] showed an outsized white hand pushing a black man away from a parked VW Golf, before flicking him into a restaurant called Petit Colon, which translates from French as the Little Colonist or Little Settler. Nazi founded car company does what! now? https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/21/business/volkswagen-racist-ad-instagram/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/21/business/volkswagen-racis... ( according to https://www.campaignasia.com/article/volkswagen-china-cmo-deported-from-china-for-drug-use/498995 https://www.campaignasia.com/article/volkswagen-china-cmo-de...)

by sva_ 2y ago

defrost 2y ago

The significant part of that story is there's no claim he used cocaine or recreational drugs "on the job" in China ... A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on vacation in Thailand, according to Chinese authorities and German media reports. Germany’s top-selling Bild newspaper [..] reported he tested positive for drug use after returning from a holiday in Thailand. Drug use is an administrative offense in China punishable by a 10- to 15-day detention and a fine of up to 2,000 yuan ($280). Thailand legalized marijuana in 2022 but Chinese authorities have warned that use of the drug overseas is equivalent to using it at home and subject to the same penalties.

dluan 2y ago
Going to Thailand for weekend parties is a big thing in the China white dude expat scene.
- defrost 2y ago
  It's also a fun stop for Australians that like gun ranges with automatic weapons but can't or won't get a gun licence at home. Australia doesn't jail them for gunpowder residue on their hands when they return though. That said, I have less sympathy for Jochen Sengpiehl here, he's reportedly the chief marketing bigwig responsible for Volkswagen has apologized for posting a racist video promoting its new Golf 8 [ ..that..] showed an outsized white hand pushing a black man away from a parked VW Golf, before flicking him into a restaurant called Petit Colon, which translates from French as the Little Colonist or Little Settler. Nazi founded car company does what! now? https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/21/business/volkswagen-racist-ad-instagram/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/21/business/volkswagen-racis... ( according to https://www.campaignasia.com/article/volkswagen-china-cmo-deported-from-china-for-drug-use/498995 https://www.campaignasia.com/article/volkswagen-china-cmo-de...)