[NewTangDynastyNewsJune192021Beijingtime]Wang Xing, the founder of Chinese food delivery platform Meituan, was recently interviewed by officials. According to people familiar with the matter, the authorities warned Wang Xing to “be a low-key man.” Not long ago, Wang Xing posted an “anti-poem” on social platforms that talked about the rise and fall of the dynasty, arousing public opinion. Some netizens are worried that Wang Xinghuo will follow Ma Yun’s footsteps.
Bloomberg News quoted people familiar with the matter on June 18 as saying that after Wang Xing recently posted a poem on social media, Beijing officials interviewed him and warned him to keep a low profile and avoid making eye-catching moves.
On May 6th, Wang Xing forwarded Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Jie’s “Fenshukeng” on the social media “Fanfu” he founded. The poem said: “Bamboo and silk cigarettes sell the emperor’s business, and Guan Hekong locks the ancestor and dragon residence. The pit was not cold and Shandong was chaotic, and Liu Xiang didn’t study at all.”
This poem alludes to the rise and fall of dynasties, and also mentions that Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, who overthrew the Qin Dynasty, were both people who had never read. Many netizens believe that Wang Xing used poems to mock the CCP government or Xi Jinping himself.
At that time, a financial blogger bluntly stated on Weibo that the poem forwarded by Wang Xing was “anti-poem” under the current situation of the CCP, saying, “Ma Yun gave a speech before, and Wang Xing copied poems afterwards. The peak of life is at the end of life.” It has arrived, and natural disasters come out of the mouth.”
Alibaba founder Jack Ma criticized the Chinese Communist Party’s financial regulators at the Shanghai Financial Summit in October last year, and was subsequently interviewed by the four major regulators. Ant Group’s listing was suspended, Alibaba was under antitrust investigation and was ordered to 182 A astronomical fine of RMB 100 million. Ma Yun is still in a state of invisibility and has not yet landed safely.
After Wang Xing’s poems aroused public opinion, he immediately deleted the poems and explained that the poems were reflections on the competitive thinking of Meituan. However, the impact has been overwhelming. Meituan’s stock, which is undergoing an antitrust investigation by the regulatory authorities, plummeted and lost $26 billion in two days.
Meituan is a leading enterprise in China’s life service e-commerce platform. Its services cover more than 200 categories such as catering, takeaway, fresh food retail, taxi rides, shared bicycles, hotel travel, movies, leisure and entertainment, and its business covers 2,800 counties, districts and cities across the country. .
The State Administration of Market Supervision of the Communist Party of China issued a notice on April 26 to file an investigation into the suspected monopolistic conduct such as “choosing one of two” into Meituan. Meituan immediately stated that it would actively cooperate with the investigation.
According to Bloomberg, some analysts estimate that Meituan may be fined as much as $700 million.
As for whether Wang Xing’s publication of “anti-poems” will follow Ma Yun’s footsteps and be punished more severely after the interview? Bloomberg quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that this is unlikely. CCP officials have told Wang Xing that the authorities will not take any further action in response to this incident.
People familiar with the matter said that the CCP is preparing for the centennial of the party’s founding activities and does not want to leave the outside world with the impression that anyone who makes a small mistake will suffer serious consequences in this politically sensitive period.
But Fa Guang believes that this kind of judgment is far-fetched. Beijing has always “caught people from above Daqing.” The more festivals, the more turbulent things are.
Some netizens commented that Xi Jinping is very suspicious and that the sentence “Liu Xiang never reads” will make him uncomfortable, but Xi Jinping does not necessarily know so much. Wang Xing posted this poem, Wang Huning should know, so he hurried down. Order an interview, warning…
The outside world has noticed that since the “anti-poetry” incident, Wang Xing has been low-key and mysterious. He has stopped posting on Fanfou’s account, and before that, he will update it at least a few times a week.
So far, the billionaire has not been seen or heard publicly, except for a brief “appearance” on the US Mission’s quarterly earnings conference call in May.
Bloomberg commented that in mainland China under the rule of the Communist Party of China, it may be costly for billionaires to “talk casually.” In order to survive in the Chinese Communist system, they can only “shut up”.
(Reporter Luo Tingting Comprehensive Report / Chief Editor: De Ming)
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