Outspoken critic of ex-Google China chief Lee Kai-fu receives criticism of his own
Zhou Xiaoping, author of 'Ten Questions for Lee Kai-fu', has had his background called into question by Sina Weibo users
Outspoken current affairs commentator Zhou Xiaoping, who gained national recognition for his scathing criticisms of former Google China chief Lee Kai-fu, has become a target of criticism himself.
The author of “Ten Questions for Lee Kai-fu”, a piece that appeared in Danjiang magazine last week, Zhou quickly became known on the Chinese internet for his aggressive critique of the former Google leader.
Zhou's article called into question Lee’s work experience, social media usage, political beliefs and claims of suffering from lymphoma.
Called “pure propaganda material for the party” by some mainland bloggers, "Ten Questions for Lee Kai-fu" nevertheless attracted widespread attention, ironically putting Zhou himself in the crosshairs of China’s Sina Weibo online community.
After carrying out a search of Zhou’s name and cross-referencing it with old websites, Weibo netizens discovered that a person with the same name had been a senior executive in 2009 of Fenbie.com, a Chinese media network that closed down in 2010 after its managers were found to be involved with the sharing and monetization of pornography sites.
On October 15, after being confronted with these discoveries and accused of hypocrisy for questioning Lee’s record, Zhou released a statement admitting that he had indeed managed Fenbie.com with colleagues, but denied any involvement with pornography sites.