Chen Guangbiao

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Chen Guangbiao (2014)

Chen Guangbiao ( Chinese  陈 光标 , Pinyin Chén Guāngbiāo ; born July 1968 in Sihong , Jiangsu Province , People's Republic of China ) is a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist .

Life

Chen founded the recycling company Huangpu , which made him a millionaire. Chen is one of the 400 richest Chinese people. His fortune is estimated at 600 million euros.

After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake , he spent 54 days in the earthquake zone, helping on site and donating over 100 million yuan ($ 15 million US $). In the past ten years he has donated more than 152 million euros, which benefited around 700,000 people.

On December 31, 2013, he announced that he would buy the New York Times . Looking at the authorities blocking the NYT website in China, Guangbiao said the newspaper reported negative and distorted reports. It was only natural that the government would act against it: "If I take over the Times, the newspaper will only have to tell the truth and verify all information," said Chen. "If the deal doesn't come off, I'll look for another credible and influential media company in the US." Possible candidates for him would be CNN , the Washington Post or the Wall Street Journal .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New project from a Chinese millionaire: Canned air. In: Spiegel Online . September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
  2. ↑ http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/chen-guangbiao-listed-as-one-of-china-s-400-richest-people--/de/News/33665204 ( Memento from January 2nd 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ China Wiki - The free encyclopedia on China, china.org.cn. In: wiki.china.org.cn. August 31, 2012, accessed January 29, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Chen Guangbiao: Those who donate have more from life! In: german.beijingreview.com.cn. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
  5. ↑ China tycoon pledges fortune to charity - BBC News. In: bbc.co.uk. January 1, 1970, accessed January 29, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Chen Guangbiao, Chinese recycling Tycoon Says He Wants To Buy New York Times - The Huffington Post. In: huffingtonpost.com. March 2, 2014, accessed January 29, 2017 .
  7. ↑ China Tycoon Wants To Buy New York Times - TIME.com. In: business.time.com. December 31, 2013, accessed January 29, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Megha Rajagopalan: Chinese recycling tycoon says he wants to buy the New York Times. In: reuters.com. December 31, 2013, accessed January 29, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Sasan Abdi-Herr: US newspaper market: Chinese multimillionaire wants to buy "New York Times". In: zeit.de . January 1, 2014, accessed January 29, 2017 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Chen is the family name here, Guangbiao is the first name.


personal data
SURNAME Chen, Guangbiao
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 陈 光标 (Chinese); Chén Guāngbiāo (Pinyin Romanization)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist
DATE OF BIRTH July 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Sihong , Jiangsu Province , People's Republic of China