Pop star Kris Wu tried in China for alleged rape

Announcement of closed trial coincides with uproar over unrelated assault at restaurant in Tangshan

The Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu has gone on trial for alleged rape and other offences in Beijing, as China was in uproar over a video showing a group of men physically assaulting four women in the city of Tangshan.

Wu's closed trial on Friday at the Chaoyang people's court was reported late on Friday night by Chang'An Net, which belongs to China's Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, in turn controlled by the ruling Communist party.