A cake flies through the air at a German conference venue.
The unusual protest occurred during Volkswagen's annual shareholder meeting. Things became heated when activists and investors expressed their worries about the company's operations in China.
Around 10 demonstrators yelled at the company's CEO, accusing Volkswagen vehicles of being made using forced labor. Their flags said, "End Uyghur Forced Labor."
The United Nations has expressed concern over China's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, also known as East Turkestan. It might be considered a crime against humanity. Beijing has always disputed this.
Investors also urged Volkswagen to undertake an independent audit of its Xinjiang facility. The facility is owned in partnership with the Chinese state-owned business SAIC.
Volkswagen's China CEO, Ralf Brandstaetter, backed the company's position. "We see no evidence of human rights violations at the plant," they say.
Tensions erupted when an unnamed activist hurled a cake at a shareholder, prompting a ruckus near the stage.
At the moment, Volkswagen's Supervisory Board Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch was speaking on stage.
