Hu Xijin
Chinese journalist (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hu Xijin (Chinese: 胡锡进; born 7 April 1960) is a Chinese journalist who previously served as editor-in-chief and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Global Times from 2005 to 2021.
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胡锡进 | |||||||
Editor-in-chief and CCP committee secretary of Global Times | |||||||
In office 2005–2021 | |||||||
Editor-in-chief | Himself | ||||||
Preceded by | Title established | ||||||
Succeeded by | Fan Zhengwei (Party Secretary) Wu Yimin (Editor-in-chief) | ||||||
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Born | (1960-04-08) April 8, 1960 (age 64) Beijing, China | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||
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Occupation | Editor, Journalist | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 胡锡进 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 胡錫進 | ||||||
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Hu has been accused by the western media of being a political propagandist[1][2][3][4] and an early adopter of China's "wolf warrior" communication strategy of loudly denouncing perceived criticism of the Chinese government and its policies.[5] The Guardian described Hu as "China’s troll king".[6]