Qiu Menghuang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qiu.
Qiu Menghuang
邱孟煌
Born (1968-12-12) December 12, 1968 (age 55)
Shantou, Guangdong, China
NationalityChinese
Other namesA Qiu (阿丘)
Alma materGuangxi Teachers Training College [zh]
OccupationHost
Years active2003–2020
TelevisionChina Central Television
Chinese name
Chinese邱孟煌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQiū Mènghuáng

Qiu Menghuang (Chinese: 邱孟煌; pinyin: Qiū Mènghuáng, born 12 December 1968), also known as his stage name A Qiu (阿丘), is a Chinese television presenter and blogger.

Qiu Menghuang was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province[1] on 12 December 1968, his parents were both soldiers. Qiu's mother was a Returned Malaysian Chinese.[2] He was admitted to Guangxi Teachers Training College (present-day Nanning Normal University), majoring political economy. After his graduation in 1989, he was assigned to Nanning Cotton Textile Printing and Dyeing Factory, as a political cadre of labor union. In 1992, he became a playwright in Nanning Art Theater.[3]

Qiu joined China Central Television (CCTV) as a television presenter on 21 April, 2003. He had hosted several programs, including Society in the News (社会记录), The Elite (人物新周刊), and Daily stories (天天故事汇).[4]

In November 2019, there were rumors said that Qiu has been "expelled from CCTV and never be hired again". However, it was denied by him.[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in China, on 26 February 2020, Qiu posted on Sina Weibo: "Even though the stereotype of 'sick man of Asia' has been shattered for over a century, can we be more gentle and apologetic in our tone, humbly put on some face masks and give a bow to the world and say 'sorry for the mess'?" [6] The tweet was subsequently deleted, however, many Chinese social media users accused Qiu of "betraying China" and "providing a moral basis for the global anti-Chinese behavior".[7][8] On 4 March, CCTV announced that Qiu had been "completely banned from hosting shows".[9][10]

  1. ^ "央视主持人阿丘－－我具有潮汕人的秉性" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 2003-12-15. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. ^ "你以为你是谁？ 打捞失落的家族历史". cuhk.edu.hk (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ "阿丘，央视的汕头籍主持人" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 2005-10-20. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. ^ 下一个冠军就是你: 追随成功人士的心路历程 (in Chinese). 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ "主持人阿丘被曝遭央视封杀，官方认证出面辟谣". qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-11-20. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. ^ "Former CCTV host says China should apologise to world for coronavirus 'mess'". South China Morning Post. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ^ "新冠肺炎 前央视主持人指中国添乱应向全球道歉遭网上围剿有斥应自杀谢罪". RFI (in Chinese). 2020-02-25. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  8. ^ "阿丘遭围攻，专家认为中国的确"病得不轻"". VOA (in Chinese). 2020-02-28. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. ^ "【武漢肺炎】稱中國應向全球道歉惹不滿 央視前主持被徹底封殺" (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  10. ^ "Anchor is banned from hosting after claiming Beijing should say 'sorry' for coronavirus outbreak". internewscast.com. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2020.