State TV Interview of China’s Richest Man Reflects Private Sector Troubles

State TV Interview of China’s Richest Man Reflects Private Sector Troubles
Zhong Shanshan, chairman of Nongfu Spring mineral water and a separate pharma company, gestures during a speech at a press conference in Beijing on May 6, 2013. Str/CNS/AFP via Getty Images
Olivia Li
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China’s richest man, Zhong Shanshan, recently appeared in an interview with state-run China Central Television (CCTV). Just five months earlier, Zhong was the target of fierce online backlash from Chinese nationalists who accused him of lacking loyalty to his country and pandering to Japan.

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