Chinese executive who called Xi a ‘clown’ over coronavirus response ‘is missing’
Friends of the high-profile former property developer say they have been unable to contact him for three days
An influential former Chinese property executive who called president Xi Jinping a “clown” over a speech he made last month about the government’s efforts to battle the coronavirus has gone missing, according to his friends.
Ren Zhiqiang, a member of China’s ruling Communist party and a former top executive of state-controlled property developer Huayuan Real Estate Group, has not been contactable since 12 March, three of his friends told Reuters.