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Ren Zhiqiang | |||||||||||||||||
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任志强 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ren Zhiqiang in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1951 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Big Cannon Ren (任大炮) | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Renmin University of China | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, blogger | ||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Former chairman of Huayuan Real Estate Group | ||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1974–2020, expelled) | ||||||||||||||||
| Criminal charge | Corruption | ||||||||||||||||
| Criminal penalty | 18 years imprisonment | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Ren Quansheng (father) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 任志强 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 任志強 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ren Zhiqiang (Chinese: 任志强; born 8 March 1951) is an incarcerated Chinese real estate tycoon and a blogger on Sina Weibo with more than 37 million followers.[1] Nicknamed "Big Cannon Ren", he is known for his outspoken criticism of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[2] He disappeared on 12 March 2020 after criticizing CCP general secretary Xi Jinping as a "clown" over the handling of China's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] In September 2020, he was sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment on corruption charges, after a one-day trial.[5][6]
- ^ "Chinese Tycoon Loses 37 Million Followers After Faulting Xi". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg News. 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Online dissent: Punching high: An outspoken tycoon challenges Xi Jinping's views". The Economist. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Former Chinese property executive who criticized Xi over virus handling is missing, friends say". Reuters. 2020-03-15.
- ^ Hernández, Javier C. (14 March 2020). "Chinese Tycoon Who Criticized Xi's Response to Coronavirus Has Vanished". The New York Times.
- ^ "Prominent critic of China's coronavirus response Ren Zhiqiang jailed for 18 years". SBS News. 22 September 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Tom (22 September 2020). "Xi Jinping critic sentenced to 18 years in prison". Financial Times.