Ren Zhiqiang is an incarcerated Chinese real estate tycoon and a blogger on Sina Weibo with more than 37 million followers.
15 Facts About Ren Zhiqiang
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Ren Zhiqiang 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.
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Ren Zhiqiang was born in Laizhou, Yantai, Shandong Province on 8 March 1951.
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Ren Zhiqiang's father, Ren Quansheng, served as China's Vice Minister of Commerce, and his mother was a municipal official in Beijing.
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Ren Zhiqiang's parents were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution, and he went to the countryside of Yan'an to work as a sent-down youth in 1968.
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Ren Zhiqiang left the army in 1981 and became deputy general manager of Beijing Yida.
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Ren Zhiqiang was imprisoned in September 1985, but was released 14 months later without being convicted of any crime.
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Ren Zhiqiang became vice president of Huayuan Corporation in 1988, and President in 1993.
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Ren Zhiqiang holds a Master of Laws degree from Renmin University of China.
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Ren Zhiqiang's salary was reportedly 7.07 million yuan.
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Ren Zhiqiang resigned as head of the property company in 2014.
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Ren Zhiqiang is known for his criticism of Communist Party and government policies.
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On 2 May 2016, Ren Zhiqiang was placed on a one-year probation within party.
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Ren Zhiqiang said that the lack of free press and freedom of speech had delayed the official response to the pandemic, worsening its impact.
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On 7 April 2020, the CCP Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Ren Zhiqiang was being investigated for alleged "serious violations of law and discipline".