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Chinese property tycoon 'disappears' after criticizing Xi Jinping's coronavirus response: report
The Hill ^ | March 14, 2020 | J. Edward Moreno

Posted on 03/15/2020 9:10:42 AM PDT by kevcol

Ren Zhiqiang, known as “The Cannon,” in the past has been one of the most prominent critics of Xi. Saturday morning his friends reported him missing, according to the Times.

“We’re very worried about him,” Wang Ying, a retired entrepreneur and friend of Mr. Ren’s told the Times. “I will continue to look for him.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: covid19; renzhiqiang; wuhan; xijinping

1 posted on 03/15/2020 9:10:42 AM PDT by kevcol
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To: kevcol

Democrats look on in envy.


2 posted on 03/15/2020 9:12:32 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If you don't recognize that as sarcasm you are dumber than a bag of hammers.)
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To: kevcol
Whoever did this is in trouble too


3 posted on 03/15/2020 9:15:12 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: kevcol

Has “The Cannon” been fired?


4 posted on 03/15/2020 9:19:20 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: RightGeek
亞洲病夫 (Sick Man of Asia)

Chinese are sensitive about the subject...

5 posted on 03/15/2020 9:20:20 AM PDT by HangnJudge (Kipling was right about humanity)
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To: kevcol

Thank you, China for the gift that keeps on giving.


6 posted on 03/15/2020 9:24:08 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Pearls Before Swine

He moved to Los Angeles and changed his name to William Conrad.


7 posted on 03/15/2020 9:30:57 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: kevcol

Hmmm....I was wondering why I suddenly moved up the liver transplantation list by one notch. /sarc


8 posted on 03/15/2020 10:59:02 AM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: kevcol

He’s dead Jim


9 posted on 03/15/2020 11:02:31 AM PDT by nevadapatriot
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To: kevcol

Wang Ying, and Ying Yang are still looking. So much for freedom in China....


10 posted on 03/15/2020 11:03:22 AM PDT by Fungi
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To: RightGeek

ROFL!!!


11 posted on 03/15/2020 11:04:45 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: kevcol

He jumped into one of those portable crematoriums we’ve been hearing about.


12 posted on 03/15/2020 11:06:01 AM PDT by OKSooner (Free Beer Tomorrow)
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To: OKSooner

“My boss has been missing for two days, which in this town means I should start checking the bottom of the river.” —Rachel Dawes


13 posted on 03/15/2020 11:11:27 AM PDT by rudy45
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To: kevcol

Maybe he’s hiding in one of Vancouver’s abandoned mansions.


14 posted on 03/15/2020 11:55:13 AM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: HangnJudge
亞洲病夫 (Sick Man of Asia)

Chinese are sensitive about the subject...

Only because they view their rightful place to be at the top of the totem pole. This overweening arrogance was at the heart of a Chinese edict aimed at King George (yup - that King George) a couple of centuries ago:

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/china/qianlong_edicts.pdf

15 posted on 03/15/2020 12:48:07 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Mr. Blond

[Maybe he’s hiding in one of Vancouver’s abandoned mansions.]


Most of these elites want to be Xi’s replacement, not some exile living among strangers abroad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin#Moscow

Problem is a lot of reformers were sent to gulags before Yeltsin got his chance to turf Gorbachev. These people are like buyers of Mega Millions tickets hoping to strike the jackpot. Difference is that in totalitarian dictatorships, the price of buying a ticket for a chance at the top spot is a lot higher.


16 posted on 03/15/2020 12:57:58 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: kevcol

Sum Ting Wong


17 posted on 03/15/2020 7:31:10 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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