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Ren Zhiqiang
任志强
Ren Zhiqiang in 2012
Born
(1951-05-08) 8 May 1951 (age 73)
Laizhou, Shandong, China
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 [zh] (father)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
任志强
Traditional Chinese
任志強
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Rén Zhìqiáng
IPA
[ɻə̌n ʈʂɻ̩̂.tɕʰjǎŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Yahm Ji-kèuhng
Jyutping
Jam6 Zi3-koeng4
IPA
[jɐm˨ tsiː˧.kʰœːŋ˩]
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]
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^"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.
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