Successful Chinese Entrepreneur Commits Suicide

Successful Chinese Entrepreneur Commits Suicide
Mao Kankan, a Chinese gaming entrepreneur, who died on Jan. 24. Screenshot via Yicai Global Twitter
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Mao Kankan, a successful entrepreneur who was once hailed as one of China’s top four young IT talents, killed himself on Jan. 24. He was 34.
Taiwanese newspaper Liberty Times reported that he died in his home after leaving the gas stove turned on. He did not leave a suicide note. Prior to his death, his company had encountered financial trouble.
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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