Eric X. Li

Eric Xun Li
Li in 2019
Born
Li Shimo

(1968-05-04) May 4, 1968 (age 56)[1]
Shanghai, China[2]
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Venture capitalist, political scientist
Chinese name
Chinese李世默
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Shìmò

Eric Xun Li,[2] born Li Shimo (Chinese: 李世默; born May 4, 1968[1]), is a Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist. He founded the Chinese nationalist news site Guancha.cn [zh] (Chinese: 观察者网),[3][4] and is a board of directors member at the China Europe International Business School,[5] as well as a trustee of the China Institute at Fudan University.[6] Li has several opinion pieces published in Western media outlets where he criticizes liberal democracy and praises what he calls the "Chinese meritocratic system" and the Chinese political leadership.

  1. ^ a b Eng, Karen Frances (June 13, 2013). "A tale of two systems: Eric X. Li at TEDGlobal 2013". TED Blog. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SEC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Shepherd, Christian (October 4, 2020). "China rolls out experimental Covid vaccine as it eyes global market". Financial Times. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021.
  4. ^ de Sá, Nelson (June 27, 2021). "China can do what it says to be strong, Lula tells Guancha". The Sentinel. Kennesaw State University. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Eric X. Li". TED.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference fudan.edu.cn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).