Charles Bi-chuen Xue is a Chinese-American entrepreneur and angel investor, better known by his screen name Xue Manzi.
12 Facts About Charles Xue
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Charles Xue was one of the founders of UTStarcom, the Chairman of 8848 Electronic Commerce Network, the Chairman of Prcedu.
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In 1966 when Xue was thirteen years old, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, during which his father Xue Zizheng was isolated and jailed.
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Two years later, Charles Xue went to Urad Front Banner to work as a Sent-down youth in the Down to the Countryside Movement.
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In 1976, Charles Xue worked at Wenwu Publisher as an editor, and started to learn English from Xiao Qian, Shen Congwen and Li Jianwu.
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Charles Xue translated the White House Guard into Chinese with his friend and got 468 yuan.
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In 1978, Charles Xue was accepted to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, he entered UC Berkeley in 1980, and he made the acquaintance of Masayoshi Son, Lu Hongliang, and Stan Lai.
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In June 1991, Charles Xue returned to Beijing, he founded Unitech with Lu Hongliang and Wang Zuguang.
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In 2008, Charles Xue settled back in Beijing with his wife and children.
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On 23 August 2013, Charles Xue was arrested for soliciting a prostitute by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.
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Charles Xue's arrest is regarded as part of China authority's plan to take back control of public opinion online.
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Later Charles Xue apologized on CCTV, explaining that he came across prostitution while working abroad in countries like Thailand and the Netherlands.