As the focus of a growing personality cult and the architect of a sweeping crackdown on dissent, Chinese President Xi Jinping may be the strongest leader China has seen in decades. But that hasn’t stopped Ren Zhiqiang, a 64 year-old real estate mogul and outspoken blogger with 29 million followers on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, from accusing the government under Xi of steamrolling over private property rights and reviving the disastrous policies of the Cultural Revolution, one of modern China’s darkest chapters.
Ren’s comments came at a Feb. 14 economics forum in Beijing, which focused on the ruling Chinese …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
