"Former Tsinghua Professor's Pessimism on China's Economy?"... Police Dispatched Over Bizarre Incident

"Explained as 'illegal assembly' accusation," influencer says
In lecture: "China's future economy is pessimistic at the macro level"

An influencer who previously served as an associate professor at the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, one of China's top universities, was involved in an incident in which police were dispatched during his lecture in Beijing.

According to the Hong Kong media outlet Ming Pao on July 2, "Wei Huang, former Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, mentioned a pessimistic outlook for China's economy during a lecture, which led to police intervention."

Wei Huang, former Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University. Chinese SNS Weibo.

According to the report, on June 28, Wei Huang delivered a paid lecture on "Future Trend Analysis" at a venue in Beijing. An attendee at the scene said that Wei stated, "China's future economy is pessimistic at the macro level but optimistic at the micro level," and forecast that such a situation would persist for 20 to 30 years.

After the incident, Wei explained through social networking services (SNS) that "while conducting the 'Harvard Business School Practical Case Analysis Training Camp' at the Hilton Hotel at Beijing Capital Airport, he was accused of holding an 'illegal assembly' and explained the situation to police officers." He added that the officers left after five minutes and the lecture continued.

Regarding the report made against his lecture, he said, "When someone becomes famous, disputes increase and many people become upset."

It is known that on June 27, he held a "Core Member Course at CMSI Academy of Scientific Marketing." At this event, Sun Liping, a renowned sociologist and former professor at Tsinghua University, analyzed trends in Chinese society and the macroeconomic outlook. Approximately 500 people attended the recent Beijing lecture, and the participation fee for the "Harvard Business School Practical Case Analysis Camp," which was reported to the police, was 9,800 yuan (about 2.24 million won).

Photos of the lecture circulated online show Professor Sun asserting, "China is currently in a period of decline, while Europe and the United States are in an overheated phase, and Japan and South Korea are in a recovery phase."

Wei earned his Ph.D. in marketing from Columbia Business School in the United States and taught at Tsinghua University for 16 years before resigning two years ago. According to media reports, even before this lecture, Wei was known as a "controversial influencer" due to his outspoken remarks.

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