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.

  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    2 months ago

    Socialised healthcare and pension first came during Bismarck’s time-- long before communism has come to Russia.

    • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeEnglish
      24·
      2 months ago

      And how much did they expand in Europe and how long did they last? Anyway, nice that you can only respond to that point

        • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeEnglish
          26·
          2 months ago

          How long did it last in the Weimar Republic (whose ideology you failed to mention btw). And when was it implemented in the rest of Europe.

          But yeah for how long will our glorious liberal democracies have affordable healthcare and pensions, we’ve done nothing but degrade them for the past 30 years because apparently doing better is communism

          • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            2 months ago

            How long did it last in the Weimar Republic (whose ideology you failed to mention btw).

            Bismarck was long before the Weimar Republic. Jesus Christ.