Former Chinese exec who Criticized Xi Missing

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BEIJING (Reuters) - An influential former Chinese property executive who called President Xi Jinping a "clown" over a speech he made last month about the government's efforts to battle the coronavirus has gone missing, three of his friends told Reuters. 
Ren Zhiqiang, a member of China's ruling Communist Party and a former top executive of state-controlled property developer Huayuan Real Estate Group, has not been contactable since March 12, they said. 
"Many of our friends are looking for him," his close friend and businesswoman Wang Ying said in a statement to Reuters, describing them as being "extremely anxious".
An essay Ren shared with people he knew in recent weeks took aim at a speech Xi made on Feb. 23, which state media reported was teleconferenced to 170,000 party officials nationwide. Copies of his essay were later posted online by others.
In the essay, which does not mention Xi by name, Ren said after studying the speech he "saw not an emperor standing there exhibiting his 'new clothes,' but a clown stripped naked who insisted on continuing being emperor," according to a version posted by China Digital Times, a U.S.-based website.
He also said it revealed a "crisis of governance" within the party, and that a lack of free press and speech had prevented the outbreak from being tackled sooner, causing the situation to worsen. 
Ren's disappearance comes as censorship over how local media and online users discuss the epidemic has tightened in recent weeks.  STORY CONTINUED AT LINK- wants to copy ads etc and not paste right...

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Newbie1A Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: January 26 2018 Location: Alberta Status: Offline Points: 11180	Post Options Post Reply Quote Newbie1A Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Former Chinese exec who Criticized Xi Missing Posted: March 15 2020 at 1:16pm
	Gee, who'd a thunk it? https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/former-chinese-property-executive-who-criticized-xi-over-virus-handling-is-missing-friends-say/ar-BB11cTod?ocid=spartandhp BEIJING (Reuters) - An influential former Chinese property executive who called President Xi Jinping a "clown" over a speech he made last month about the government's efforts to battle the coronavirus has gone missing, three of his friends told Reuters. Ren Zhiqiang, a member of China's ruling Communist Party and a former top executive of state-controlled property developer Huayuan Real Estate Group, has not been contactable since March 12, they said. "Many of our friends are looking for him," his close friend and businesswoman Wang Ying said in a statement to Reuters, describing them as being "extremely anxious". An essay Ren shared with people he knew in recent weeks took aim at a speech Xi made on Feb. 23, which state media reported was teleconferenced to 170,000 party officials nationwide. Copies of his essay were later posted online by others. In the essay, which does not mention Xi by name, Ren said after studying the speech he "saw not an emperor standing there exhibiting his 'new clothes,' but a clown stripped naked who insisted on continuing being emperor," according to a version posted by China Digital Times, a U.S.-based website. He also said it revealed a "crisis of governance" within the party, and that a lack of free press and speech had prevented the outbreak from being tackled sooner, causing the situation to worsen. Ren's disappearance comes as censorship over how local media and online users discuss the epidemic has tightened in recent weeks. STORY CONTINUED AT LINK- wants to copy ads etc and not paste right...
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