Princeling-Founded Chinese Media Publishes Dissenting Articles, Challenging Xi Jinping: Analysis

‘Caixin has become the main public opinion platform of the anti-Xi forces,’ and expert said.

Hu Shuli, chief editor of Caixin Media, attends a panel discussion during the inaugural Abu Dhabi Media Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on March 11, 2010. Ana-Bianca Marin/Getty Images

Hu Shuli—the high-profile founder and publisher of Caixin Media—has been in the spotlight lately over a spate of articles that sing a different tune to that of the current Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader, Xi Jinping.

Recognized for its business and investigative reporting, Caixin Media has long been known for supporting the “reform and opening up” policy—initiated by CCP patriarch Deng Xiaoping—which runs counter to Xi Jinping’s planned economic strategy of emulating Mao Zedong, the party’s first leader.