Charles Bi-chuen Xue (Chinese: 薛必群; pinyin: Xuē Bìqún) is a Chinese-American entrepreneur and angel investor, better known by his screen name Xue Manzi.[1] He was one of the founders of UTStarcom, the Chairman of 8848 Electronic Commerce Network, the Chairman of Prcedu.[2]
In 1976, Xue worked at Wenwu Publisher as an editor, and started to learn English from Xiao Qian, Shen Congwen and Li Jianwu. He translated the White House Guard into Chinese with his friend and got 468 yuan.[6]
In 2011, Xue founded 8848 Electronic Commerce Network. In 2008, Xue settled back in Beijing with his wife and children. In August 2013, Xue attended a meeting which was convened by Lu Wei, the Chairman of the State Council Information Office.[8][9]
On 23 August 2013, Xue was arrested for soliciting a prostitute by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.[8][10][11] But Xue’s real offense was his custom of sharing his ideas about corruption and political reform with his more than twelve-million followers on Weibo.[12] Xue's arrest is regarded as part of China authority's plan to take back control of public opinion online.[13] Later Xue apologized on CCTV, explaining that he came across prostitution while working abroad in countries like Thailand and the Netherlands.[14] In his public apology, he explained that he often "did not verify the facts very thoroughly," "did not give constructive advice or opinion," and "focused simply on spreading the message" in his Weibo posts that he said were "full of emotion."[15] Xue was released on bail in April 2014 "because he was sick," according to the Beijing police.[13]
References
^"Outspoken Chinese American investor Charles Xue detained in Beijing 'prostitution bust'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
charles, charles, chuen, chinese, 薛必群, pinyin, xuē, bìqún, chinese, american, entrepreneur, angel, investor, better, known, screen, name, manzi, founders, utstarcom, chairman, 8848, electronic, commerce, network, chairman, prcedu, born, 1953, february, 1953, g. Charles Bi chuen Xue Chinese 薛必群 pinyin Xue Biqun is a Chinese American entrepreneur and angel investor better known by his screen name Xue Manzi 1 He was one of the founders of UTStarcom the Chairman of 8848 Electronic Commerce Network the Chairman of Prcedu 2 Charles XueBorn 1953 02 18 February 18 1953 age 69 Guangdong ChinaCitizenshipUnited StatesAlma materChinese Academy of Social SciencesUC BerkeleyOccupationEntrepreneurYears active1991 presentSpouse s Hu An former Ding Wei current Children2ParentXue ZizhengChinese nameChinese薛必群TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXue BiqunXue ManziTraditional Chinese薛蠻子Simplified Chinese薛蛮子TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXue ManzǐBiography EditXue was born in Guangdong Province in 1953 His father Xue Zizheng was the vice minister of the United Front Work Department 3 4 5 During his childhood Xue lived in Toufa Hutong Beijing In 1966 when Xue was thirteen years old the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong during which his father Xue Zizheng was isolated and jailed citation needed Two years later Xue went to Urad Front Banner to work as a Sent down youth in the Down to the Countryside Movement citation needed In 1976 Xue worked at Wenwu Publisher as an editor and started to learn English from Xiao Qian Shen Congwen and Li Jianwu He translated theWhite House Guard into Chinese with his friend and got 468 yuan 6 In 1978 Xue was accepted to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences he entered UC Berkeley in 1980 and he made the acquaintance of Masayoshi Son Lu Hongliang zh and Stan Lai Before graduating Xue was employed in New York City 7 After graduating Xue worked in ThyssenKrupp In June 1991 Xue returned to Beijing he founded Unitech with Lu Hongliang and Wang Zuguang citation needed In 2011 Xue founded 8848 Electronic Commerce Network In 2008 Xue settled back in Beijing with his wife and children In August 2013 Xue attended a meeting which was convened by Lu Wei the Chairman of the State Council Information Office 8 9 On 23 August 2013 Xue was arrested for soliciting a prostitute by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau 8 10 11 But Xue s real offense was his custom of sharing his ideas about corruption and political reform with his more than twelve million followers on Weibo 12 Xue s arrest is regarded as part of China authority s plan to take back control of public opinion online 13 Later Xue apologized on CCTV explaining that he came across prostitution while working abroad in countries like Thailand and the Netherlands 14 In his public apology he explained that he often did not verify the facts very thoroughly did not give constructive advice or opinion and focused simply on spreading the message in his Weibo posts that he said were full of emotion 15 Xue was released on bail in April 2014 because he was sick according to the Beijing police 13 References Edit Outspoken Chinese American investor Charles Xue detained in Beijing prostitution bust South China Morning Post Retrieved 26 August 2013 盘点天使投资人薛蛮子的互联网投资项目 ifeng com Retrieved 2013 08 25 中国微博大V薛蛮子涉嫖被刑拘 Archived 2013 08 30 at the Wayback Machine Asia Pacific daily 26 August 2013 薛蛮子 Archived from the original on 2013 08 30 Retrieved 2013 08 27 北京警方 薛蛮子因涉嫌嫖娼被抓获 Archived August 29 2013 at the Wayback Machine 薛蛮子 老奸巨猾 的天使投资人 Archived November 8 2012 at the Wayback Machine 薛蛮子 从革命二代到著名投资人 a b 秦火火 们玩火自焚网上哪些言论会犯法 163 com in Chinese Retrieved 2013 08 25 国信办主任鲁炜与网络 大V 畅谈社会责任 Xinhuanet com in Chinese Archived from the original on December 28 2013 Retrieved 2013 08 12 Chinese American investor Charles Xue arrested in Beijing in prostitution sting Shanghaiist Retrieved Aug 25 2013 Zhang Ping 从 寻衅滋事 到 嫖娼 Deutsche Welle in Chinese Retrieved 2013 08 26 Zhao Suisheng 2016 07 06 Xi Jinping s Maoist Revival Journal of Democracy 27 3 83 97 doi 10 1353 jod 2016 0051 ISSN 1086 3214 S2CID 148247964 a b China releases blogger on bail jails another amid rumor crackdown Reuters Archived from the original on February 25 2015 Retrieved Feb 25 2015 Charles Xue Chinese American blogger is outed on TV over prostitution links retrieved 2021 12 23 China state TV confession Charles Xue retrieved 2021 12 23External links EditCharles Xue on Sina Weibo in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Xue amp oldid 1101666737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
