Eric X. Li
Eric Xun Li | |||||||
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Li in 2019 | |||||||
| Born | Li Shimo May 4, 1968 Shanghai, China | ||||||
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| Occupation(s) | Venture capitalist, political scientist | ||||||
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| Chinese | 李世默 | ||||||
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Eric Xun Li, born Li Shimo (Chinese: 李世默; born May 4, 1968), is a Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist. He founded the Chinese nationalist news site Guancha.cn (观察者网), and is a board of directors member at the China Europe International Business School, as well as a trustee of the China Institute at Fudan University. Li has several opinion pieces published in Western media outlets where he criticizes liberal democracy and praises what he calls the "Chinese meritocratic system" and the Chinese political leadership.