Chu Shijian
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chu.
Chu Shijian (Chinese: 褚时健; 17 January 1928 – 5 March 2019) was a Chinese business executive and entrepreneur. He was known as the "king of tobacco" and the "king of oranges". He turned the near-bankrupt Yuxi Cigarette Factory into one of China's most richest state-owned companies and developed the Hongtashan cigarette into one of the country's most valuable brands.
He was convicted of embezzlement in 1997 and sentenced to life imprisonment. After being released on medical parole in 2002, he started his second company at age 75, an orange plantation with the brand name "Chu Orange". It was again highly successful and he became known as the "orange king".[1][2] He was born in Yuxi, Yunnan, Republic of China.[3]
On 5 March 2019, Chu died from complications from diabetes[4] at a Yuxih ospital, aged 91.[3]
Chu Shijian Media
Chu Shijian with his family in 1965
References
- ↑ "Chinese 'orange king' dies at the age of 91". China.org.cn. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ↑ Ye, Qiongwei; Ma, Baojun (2017). Internet+ and Electronic Business in China: Innovation and Applications. Emerald Publishing Limited. pp. 143–4. ISBN 978-1-78743-115-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "China's 'tobacco king', Chu Shijian, dies aged 91". China Daily. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ↑ ""中国烟草大王"褚时健病逝". Radio Free Asia (in 中文（中国大陆）). 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-06.