‘Courageous’ entrepreneur builds food stall despite lacking proficiency in English, faces court date due to dispute with rival vendor

A pancake seller from China who earns US$20,000 a month in the US has been arrested after becoming involved in a turf dispute with a rival vendor.

The 30-year-old, surnamed Tang, is from a third-tier city in Sichuan province in southwestern China, where his parents work as a cleaner and a security guard.

After secondary school, Tang worked in a factory in Shenzhen and sold cars via live-streams.

In his spare time, Tang learned to make savoury pancakes, a popular snack from central China’s Hubei province.