Wheelchair-Bound Taiwanese Singer Forced to Crawl onto Plane at Shenzhen Airport: Accessibility Issue Sparks Outrage

Oct 31, 2025 08:21 pm CST

Taiwanese singer Zheng Zhihua, who is paralyzed from the waist down due to childhood polio, reported being forced to crawl 25 centimeters to board a flight at Shenzhen Airport when the wheelchair lift stopped short of the aircraft door. Following social media backlash, the airport acknowledged the incident, explaining the gap was required by safety regulations, and promised to improve accessibility services for disabled passengers.