Hu Xijin | |||||||
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胡锡进 | |||||||
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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 | Beijing, China | April 8, 1960||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||
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Occupation | Editor, Journalist | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 胡锡进 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 胡錫進 | ||||||
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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.
Hu is one of the most popular opinion leaders in China.[1] Hu's writing is often nationalistic and provocative.[2]: 302 According to academic Lin Mao, Hu genuinely regards himself as a professional journalist whose mission is to shape public opinion to make China stronger.[2]: 307 Hu has been accused by the western media of being a political propagandist[3][4][5][6] and an early adopter of China's "wolf warrior" communication strategy of loudly denouncing perceived criticism of the Chinese government and its policies.[7] “Frisbee Hu” (胡叼盘), a nickname for Hu Xijin, arose from a joke that he retrieves whatever the government throws at him.[8][9] The Guardian described Hu as "China’s troll king".[10]
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