The crazed way in which reporters chased Faye Wong's car on the night the singer announced her divorce has reminded the public of the tragedy of Princess Diana and prompted a heated discussion about media ethics.

More than 100 reporters besieged Beijing International Airport shortly after the news of the divorce broke online on a rain-filled Friday. Wong herself was on a flight back to the capital from Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, where she had signed the divorce agreement.

Most ended up empty-handed after Wong left via the airport's VIP exit. However, she failed to escape the notice of reporters from the online news portal Tencent, who chased her car at speeds of up to 130 km/h. At one point, after they drove in front of Wong's car, forcing it to come to an abrupt halt, the photographers seized the moment to take snaps.