Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, has been publicly reported by his subordinates for having an affair with two female subordinates and having an illegitimate child, which triggered a fermentation of public opinion.
Both Hu and the Global Times were swept up in the whirlpool of public opinion on Wednesday (December 2) after Duan Jingtao, deputy editor-in-chief of the Global Times, publicly reported to the disciplinary commission that he and two of his female subordinates had illegitimate children. Hu quickly dispelled the rumor on Weibo that Duan Jingtao had been falsely accused because of his unsuccessful promotion, and asked the People’s Daily to make a conclusion.
Unlike the previous blockade of similar “sensitive” information by the authorities, this time the incident of Hu Xijin’s illegitimate son is being discussed on the Internet in China.
However, the spread of the scandal has sparked speculation among insiders that some in the ideological propaganda system, as well as some in the online media, want “Hu’s illegitimate children” to continue to ferment.
Mr. Feng said: these two parties, I think there are still two sons, but is not a “gripper” (Hu Xijin nickname) is not known. “As a figure of the state media, who has the right to call the “gripper” to check the DNA? The People’s Daily did not have a specific investigation. The Internet is not blocked well, I guess it may also be very complicated. By all means, it’s interesting that it was blocked all at once.
But according to an institutional journalist, Mr. Chen, people in the People’s Daily department are not allowed to talk about it. However, Mr. Chen stressed that very little is known about it. He pointed out that a few years ago, there was indeed a scandal involving Hu Xijin, but it was not clear whether the actress was Zhang Nanyi. However, her resignation as a middle-level cadre is still a bit puzzling. She was also interviewed about a picture of herself and her child, but now she is being used to link her to Hu Xi Jin.
Mr. Chen said: “If we are going to report him, it must be true, otherwise it would be a big deal. He’s a department official. I’ll ask him for you, I’ll ask him for you.
Another CCTV media source said that no one dared to talk about it publicly on the phone or online because all of their communication tools and computers are actually monitored.
According to sources, Duan Jingtao, about 48, was originally from Beijing, and worked as an unpaid intern for CCTV before joining the recently launched Global Sources in 1994. Zhang Nanyi, the former head of the English-language edition, now runs an education and training organization. Gao Ying, another current employee involved in the peach scandal, is rarely seen.
To date, neither the People’s Daily nor the Global Times has responded to the story.
The Global Times editorial board told our reporter that Duan Jingtao is not with the newspaper, but declined to talk more about the issue. But it declined to talk about the issue further.
Global Times editorial board: She’s not here, not sure, goodbye.
The English-language version of the Global Times denied knowing Nan-Yi Zhang, one of the women involved in the scandal. When asked about the controversy over Hu Xijin’s illegitimate child, the person immediately evaded the question nervously.
Global Times: This is the English edition of the Global Times, is that why you are calling? I don’t know this person very well right now, and it’s not my specific side of the business, so thanks for calling and goodbye.
The People’s Daily also declined to talk about the matter when responding to our reporter’s inquiry.
People’s Daily: We are under one system management, but we don’t work together. And if you’re going to ask us what the outcome of this is, I don’t know where to turn for you. Don’t tell me, I really don’t know. I really don’t know, because my work doesn’t interface with there. Let’s see who you should call, shall we?
This reporter was unable to reach Hu Xijin or Duan Jingtao for comment. However, the latest reports indicate that a large number of Hu’s fans have launched an attack on Duan Jingtao, pointing to her interactions with liberal activists on Weibo as “proof of guilt” of their discontent with the government.
Hu is the head of the People’s Daily’s Global Times, and for years he and the Global Times have been instrumental in stirring up ultra-nationalist sentiment and mobilizing Chinese against the West, for which they have been relied upon.
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