Qiu Menghuang
Qiu Menghuang (Chinese: 邱孟煌; pinyin: Qiū Mènghuáng, born 12 December 1968), also known as his stage name A Qiu (阿丘), is a Chinese television presenter and blogger.
Qiu Menghuang | |||||||
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邱孟煌 | |||||||
Born | (1968-12-12) December 12, 1968 | ||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
Other names | A Qiu (阿丘) | ||||||
Alma mater | Guangxi Teachers Training College | ||||||
Occupation | Host | ||||||
Years active | 2003–2020 | ||||||
Television | China Central Television | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 邱孟煌 | ||||||
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Qiu Menghuang was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province[1] on 12 December 1968, his parents were both soldiers. Qiu's mother was a Returned Malaysian Chinese.[2] He was admitted to Guangxi Teachers Training College (present-day Nanning Normal University), majoring political economy. After his graduation in 1989, he was assigned to Nanning Cotton Textile Printing and Dyeing Factory, as a political cadre of labor union. In 1992, he became a playwright in Nanning Art Theater.[3]
Qiu joined China Central Television (CCTV) as a television presenter on 21 April, 2003. He had hosted several programs, including Society in the News (社会记录), The Elite (人物新周刊), and Daily stories (天天故事汇).[4]
In November 2019, there were rumors said that Qiu has been "expelled from CCTV and never be hired again". However, it was denied by him.[5]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in China, on 26 February 2020, Qiu posted on Sina Weibo: "Even though the stereotype of 'sick man of Asia' has been shattered for over a century, can we be more gentle and apologetic in our tone, humbly put on some face masks and give a bow to the world and say 'sorry for the mess'?" [6] The tweet was subsequently deleted, however, many Chinese social media users accused Qiu of "betraying China" and "providing a moral basis for the global anti-Chinese behavior".[7][8] On 4 March, CCTV announced that Qiu had been "completely banned from hosting shows".[9][10]
References
- "央视主持人阿丘--我具有潮汕人的秉性" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 2003-12-15. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- "你以为你是谁? 打捞失落的家族历史". cuhk.edu.hk (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- "阿丘,央视的汕头籍主持人" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 2005-10-20. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- 下一个冠军就是你: 追随成功人士的心路历程 (in Chinese). 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "主持人阿丘被曝遭央视封杀,官方认证出面辟谣". qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-11-20. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- "Former CCTV host says China should apologise to world for coronavirus 'mess'". South China Morning Post. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "新冠肺炎 前央视主持人指中国添乱应向全球道歉遭网上围剿有斥应自杀谢罪". RFI (in Chinese). 2020-02-25. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- "阿丘遭围攻,专家认为中国的确"病得不轻"". VOA (in Chinese). 2020-02-28. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- "【武漢肺炎】稱中國應向全球道歉惹不滿 央視前主持被徹底封殺" (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- "Anchor is banned from hosting after claiming Beijing should say 'sorry' for coronavirus outbreak". internewscast.com. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2020.