Chinese economist Zhu Hengpeng disappeared after criticizing Xi Jinping, the WSJ reported. He reportedly made comments on China's sluggish economy.

A top economist has joined the growing list of China’s elite to have disappeared from public life after criticizing Xi Jinping, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Zhu Hengpeng served as deputy director of the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) for around a decade.

CASS is a state research think tank that reports directly to China’s cabinet. Chen Daoyin, a former associate professor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, described it as a “body to formulate party ideology to support the leadership.”

According to the Journal, the 55-year-old disappeared shortly after remarking on China’s sluggish economy and criticizing Xi’s leadership in a private group on WeChat.

  • escapesamsara@lemmings.worldEnglish
    186·
    1 month ago

    Transport and a personal vehicle are two different things, go to any country outside the US, car ownership is reserved for the upper classes globally.

    • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
      95·
      1 month ago

      So I, a resident of Europe, am an upper class for owning a 2004 1.3 litre petrol engine Toyota Yaris.

      We started this comment chain poking fun at the most laughable arguments by tankies… And you guys keep on giving.

      • escapesamsara@lemmings.worldEnglish
        22·
        1 month ago

        Yes given you statistically don’t have a reason to own the car as you have well designed cities and functional public transport, the latter almost exclusively due to the socialist movement.

        • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          1 month ago

          functional public transport, the latter almost exclusively due to the socialist movement.

          Dublin is nowhere near a socialist city, nor having a “functional public transport”. Many people in Ireland still live in hinterlands and rural areas with sparse public transport that comes only an hour or so. Ireland is ranked as having one of the worst public transports along with Poland, the latter being a former communist country!

          Lol, you give the worst cope I have seen from a tankie. Even tried to gaslight me that I don’t need a car! I wish so I don’t have to spend ludicrous amount of money! I can tell you’re an edgelord Yank who thinks capitalism oppresses you personally, even though you are typing this from a computer or smartphone, developed thanks to capitalism, and while sipping hot cocoa that is not being rationed. And expressing opinions safe and sound protected by the rule of law of wherever you are.

          Tankies keep on giving the most absurd responses and cracks me up. Thanks for giving me a quick chuckle!

          If you are so enamoured by communism, go to Cuba, China or North Korea and let’s see if you won’t return begging for your passport back!