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Are China's public figures red or blue?

The community scores every public figure liberal-to-conservative — and every claim stays traceable to sourced statements on their profiles.

Color = political leaning:LiberalConservative
Role
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Xi Jinping
Politician

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Communist Party; President of China

Current worldview

National rejuvenation on a timetable: the Party leads everything, the private sector serves the state’s tech priorities, and Taiwan is non-negotiable.

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Li Qiang
Politician

Li Qiang

Premier of the State Council

Current worldview

The economy’s chief salesman: hit the GDP target, talk up consumption, and keep the private sector inside the tent.

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Wang Yi
Politician

Wang Yi

Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs; Foreign Minister

Current worldview

Beijing's firewall diplomat: partners when useful, wolves when provoked — especially on Taiwan.

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John Lee Ka-chiu
Politician

John Lee Ka-chiu

Chief Executive of Hong Kong

Current worldview

Security first, calendar second: Article 23 waited 26 years — he wasn't going to wait another day.

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Hua Chunying
Politician

Hua Chunying

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Current worldview

Fine with being called a wolf if the prey is anyone smearing China.

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Jimmy Lai
Public figure

Jimmy Lai

Founder, Apple Daily; pro-democracy media tycoon

Current worldview

Free Hong Kong, free press — and pay whatever price Beijing names.

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Ai Weiwei
Public figure

Ai Weiwei

Artist and activist

Current worldview

Reveal the truth — whether the censor is in Beijing or the West.

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Jack Ma
Business

Jack Ma

Co-founder, Alibaba Group

Current worldview

Apologize, vanish, handshake — then build again under Party priorities.

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Pony Ma
Business

Pony Ma

Co-founder and CEO, Tencent

Current worldview

Steady and sure-footed — spend big on AI, but never spook the Party or WeChat's walled garden.

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Lei Jun
Business

Lei Jun

Founder, chairman and CEO, Xiaomi

Current worldview

Fanboy CEO who ships phones, cars and feelings — patriotism optional, engagement mandatory.

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Ren Zhengfei
Business

Ren Zhengfei

Founder, Huawei Technologies

Current worldview

Take action step by step — out-innovate sanctions with engineers and math.

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Liang Wenfeng
Business

Liang Wenfeng

Founder, DeepSeek

Current worldview

Originality over imitation — open-source as soft power, AGI as the real race.

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Zhang Yiming
Business

Zhang Yiming

Founder, ByteDance

Current worldview

Build global products from Beijing — then structurally satisfy Washington to keep them online.

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Zhao Lijian
Politician

Zhao Lijian

Former Foreign Ministry spokesperson; deputy head, Boundary and Ocean Affairs

Current worldview

Wolf-warrior diplomacy — combative tweets, then a quieter map-drawing desk.

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Eileen Gu (Gu Ailing)
Public figure

Eileen Gu (Gu Ailing)

Olympic freestyle skier; model

Current worldview

Ski for China, win medals — and let the US-China culture war rage without you.

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Jackie Chan
Public figure

Jackie Chan

Actor, martial artist, filmmaker

Current worldview

Proud patriot — return the treasures, praise the Party, keep filming.

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Joshua Wong
Public figure

Joshua Wong

Pro-democracy activist; former Demosisto leader

Current worldview

Hong Kong is my home — even from a cell after the 47 democrats trial.

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Nathan Law
Politician

Nathan Law

Exiled pro-democracy activist; former legislator

Current worldview

Exile, speak, travel — until a border closes in Singapore.

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Zhang Zhan
Public figure

Zhang Zhan

Citizen journalist; former lawyer

Current worldview

Report what Wuhan saw — even if freedom of speech is the charge.

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China on RedBlue

19 figures from China are on the board — 7 politicians, 6 business figures and 6 public figures. Across those profiles the ratings average out to Center-right, which is what the blue and red behind this page are showing.

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