After observing the Chinese regime’s rescue efforts for a week following a deadly industrial accident in northern China, an outspoken Chinese property tycoon, social media celebrity, and member of the Party’s own political advisory body decided that he could no longer keep his anger bottled up.
“In an era defined by big data, the government is still acting like a blind man groping in the dark,” wrote Ren Zhiqiang in an Aug. 18 blog post on popular Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo.
The Chinese authorities are “not more stupid than pigs, but their incompetence and deficiencies are on full display,” he continued.
Ren, apart from his profile as a prominent real estate developer in Beijing, has gained notoriety in China for his brusque public comments on the property market, economy, social issues, and politics.
He titled his recent post Testing the Government’s Capability.
Within 24 hours of its being published, it garnered more than 2 million unique views, over 30,000 likes and 15,000 reposts.
