GT
A silly little squabble? Assaulting a member of crew is unacceptable no matter where in the world it happens. The fact that at the moment no action taken is also unacceptable and is therefore very newsworthy.
Aparently (from secondhand quote from a HK newspaper) the Chinese are embarrassed about these tourists and are looking for legal action to be taken, they also want the tour company to be prosecuted for not informing their clients on how to behave! (aledgedly)