https://www.scmp.com/rss/309644/feed Born in 1961 in Jilin Province, Wang Gongquan is a prominent figure in China's venture capital industry and active supporter of the civil society movement in China. He was president and director-general of Vantone International and a senior co-partner of Vantone Industry Group between 1994 an 1998. He was a general partner with IDG Technology Venture Investment between 1999 and 2005, and founded CDH Venture in 2005. He was detained by Beijing police on charges of "gathering a crowd to disturb... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mainland censors have moved to suppress mention of civil rights advocate Wang Gongquan , who has appeared in photos online looking exhausted after his release from detention. Wang, a venture capitalist and one of the most prominent participants in the New Citizen movement, was released on bail by a Beijing court on January 22 after being detained for more than four months on charges of disturbing the public order. The group's founder, Xu Zhiyong, was sentenced by the Beijing No 1 Intermediate... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1419765/release-wang-gongquan-keeps-chinese-censors-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1419765/release-wang-gongquan-keeps-chinese-censors-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Feb 2014 03:00:00 +0000 Wang Gongquan, an outspoken advocate for greater civic involvement on the mainland, has confessed to disturbing the public order less than three months after being detained by Beijing police, three people said. The former venture capitalist is a close friend and supporter of arrested anti-corruption and rights activist Xu Zhiyong. Wang made video statements to police and said he would "sever the relationship" with Xu, if "that is what the authorities want", the people said. One of the people... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1373529/rights-advocate-wang-gongquan-latest-give-video-confession?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1373529/rights-advocate-wang-gongquan-latest-give-video-confession?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:36:54 +0000 Outspoken human rights advocate Wang Gongquan, who has been detained by police for more than a month on charges of disturbing public order, has been formally arrested, according to his lawyer. “I was informed by Beijing prosecutors on the phone that Wang Gongquan was arrested yesterday,” his lawyer Chen Youxi wrote in a microblog post on Monday. “The family has not yet been notified; the prosecution said it would deliver [the notice] today.” The formal arrest of the wealthy 52-year-old venture... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1336472/liberal-activist-wang-gongquan-formally-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1336472/liberal-activist-wang-gongquan-formally-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Oct 2013 04:37:17 +0000 In a statement published on early Saturday morning, hundreds supporters of China’s New Citizen Movement called on the Chinese government to release prominent venture capitalist Wang Gongquan, following his detention on Friday they described as "barbaric" and "cruel."   The 52-year-old businessman was detained by police on Friday at his home in Beijing on suspicion of "gathering a crowd to disturb order in public places", a charge identical to the one that led to the arrest of Xu Zhiyong, the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1309648/supporters-demand-wang-gongquans-release-following-black-friday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1309648/supporters-demand-wang-gongquans-release-following-black-friday?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Sep 2013 02:52:02 +0000 In an interview with the South China Morning Post in July, Wang Gongquan, the Chinese venture capitalist and political activist taken in by Beijing police on Friday, talked about his own activism, his friend and fellow activist Xu Zhiyong, as well as his fears for political repercussion. He said that he had feared for his own possible arrest, but the fear dissipated over time. Below is an excerpt of the interview.   SCMP: You have been actively involved in the civil society movement. Do you have... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1309146/i-am-afraid-no-more-says-billionaire-venture-capitalist-wang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1309146/i-am-afraid-no-more-says-billionaire-venture-capitalist-wang?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:33:46 +0000 Wang Gongquan, a prominent Chinese venture capitalist and close friend of arrested rights activist Xu Zhiyong, has been detained by police on Friday at his home in Beijing. More than 20 policemen confronted the 52-year old venture capitalist at his home in Beijing and took him away, said Teng Biao, a fellow activist  and a lecturer at the University of Politics and Law in Beijing. The policemen told Wang that he was being summoned for questioning on suspicion of "gathering a crowd to disturb... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1309023/outspoken-investor-wang-gongquan-detained-police-amid-widening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1309023/outspoken-investor-wang-gongquan-detained-police-amid-widening?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Sep 2013 05:32:44 +0000