Wang Gongquan

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Wang Gongquan (born October 22, 1961 ) (Chinese: 王 功 权; Pinyin : Wáng Gōngquán ) is a Chinese billionaire and liberal activist. He leads and financially supports the New Citizens Movement . On September 20, 2013, he was arrested for disturbing public order.

biography

Wang Gongquan was born in Wanlong Village, Xianghui Town , Gonghuiling, Jilin Province . In 1984 he graduated from Jilin University of Technology and then got a job with the government. In 1988, Wang started his own business in real estate and equity investments in Hainan .

Later his focus shifted from business to civil society activities and he played an important role in the New Citizens Movement . As a result, he was arrested on September 13, 2013 for "disturbing public order" and formally sentenced on October 20, 2013. His arrest caused a sensation both nationally and internationally.

In 2013, Wang was named in the 2013 Top 100 Global Thinkers list by Foreigen Policy .

Business activities

In 1991, Wang co-founded the Vantone Industry Group , a real estate development company. He was in charge of these as chairman, deputy chairman and honorary chairman from 1991 to 1995.

Wang was a co-founder and partner in IDG Technology Venture Investment, Inc. from 1999 to 2005 . and founded CDH Venture Partners in 2005 .

In addition, Wang was a director of CDG Holding Limited, Xueda Education Group, CDH Venture CPI Company Ltd. and CDH Venture GP II Company Ltd. Previously, he was director of China EDU Corporation, China Civillink, China Finance Online Co., Ltd. and 3721.com .

Civil law activities

In 2005, Wang Gongquan became part of the Gongmeng ( Open Constitutional Initiative ) investigation .

In 2008 he initiated the "equal rights of education" campaign, whose goal was the hukou restrictions in the Gao Kao aside for students from migrant families.

The Ministry of Education revised this regulation in August 2012 under great public pressure. Subsequently, all cities and provinces (except Beijing and Shanghai ) removed or promised to lift this limit.

In 2009, Wang funded the Civil Society Review magazine, which was later banned by the authorities.

In June 2010, Wang, Xu Zhiyong , Teng Biao , Li Xiongbing, Li Fangping, Xu Youyu and Zhang Shihe (Laohumiao) initiated the "Citizens' Pledge" to raise awareness of human rights among Chinese citizens. This event is considered to be the beginning of the New Citizens' Movement, although the term already existed before.

In 2011, Wang spent a year as a visiting scholar at Columbia University doing research on civil societies and democratic transitions .

On September 11, 2012, all of Wang's microblog accounts in China were deleted. At the time of deletion, it had 1.56 million followers on the Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo .

On July 16, 2013, Xu Zhiyong was arrested for "disturbing the public order." Wang Gonqguan, Mao, Yushi, Xiaoshu, He Sanwei, and Yang Zili then published an open letter demanding the release of Dr. To demand Xu and other arrested citizens. More than 3000 citizens signed this request.

On September 13, 2013, the police ransacked Mr. Wang's home in Beijing and took him away. Liu Suli Guo, Guo Yushan and Xiaoshu posted a public notice calling for Wang to be released. Almost 1,000 people signed this appeal within four days. On October 20th, 2013, Wang was officially arrested.

Wang donated 10 million RMB (approx. € 1.3 million) to research and collect classical Chinese poetry from the first half of the 20th century. Wang also writes classical poetry himself.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Edward Wong, China Detains a Billionaire for Activism , New York Times, September 13, 2013, accessed February 13, 2017
  2. ↑ a b Chris Buckley, China Arrests Prominent Businessman Who Backed Rights Causes , NYTimes, October 21, 2013, accessed February 13, 2017
  3. ↑ a b Patrick Boehler, Billionaire liberal activist Wang Gongquan formally arrested , South China Morning Post, October 21, 2013, accessed February 13, 2017
  4. ↑ a b Simon Denyer, In China, citizens rights activist Wang Gongquan is formally arrested , Washington Post, October 21, 2013, accessed February 13, 2017
  5. ↑ Wang Gongquan , Foreign Policy, 2013, accessed February 13, 2017
  6. ↑ sunshine 100 china holdings , Bloomberg, accessed February 13, 2017
  7. ^ New Citizens Movement Briefing Note , Human Rights in China, May 2014, accessed February 13, 2017
  8. ↑ Chris Buckley, A Leading Chinese Human Rights Advocate Is Detained in Beijing , New York Times, July 17, 2013, accessed February 13, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Wang, Gongquan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wáng, Gōngquán
BRIEF DESCRIPTION chinese millionaire
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1961