The reporter then confirmed to a number of staff around Qi that the news was true. It is reported that Chu died in Yuxi People's Hospital at noon on March 5.
Chu Shijian is a native of Yuxi, Yunnan, one of the most controversial financial figures in China, the former chairman of Hongta Tobacco (Group) Co., Ltd. and the "tobacco king of China".
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Chu (chǔ) Shi Jian, the former chairman of Yunnan hongta group Co., Ltd. and Yuxi Hongta Tobacco (Group) Co., Ltd. and the founder of Chu Orange, has experienced two successful entrepreneurial lives and is known as the tobacco king of China and the orange king of China.
From 1979 to 1994, Chu Shijian successfully turned Hongtashan into a famous brand cigarette in China, making Yuxi Cigarette Factory the first modern large-scale tobacco enterprise in Asia and the forefront in the world. 1994, Chu was elected as the "Top Ten Reform Man of the Year" in China. Chu Shijian became the "tobacco king of China".
1999,71year-old Chu was sentenced to life imprisonment and deprived of political rights for life due to economic problems. 200 1 05 15 was released on medical parole due to severe diabetes, and went back to his hometown to live and recuperate, and his activities were limited to his hometown. In 2002, after 74-year-old Chu Shijian was released on medical parole, he and his wife contracted the barren hill of Ailao Mountain in Xinping County, Yuxi City, and started a second venture. Parole in 2004; Later, the sentence was commuted to fixed-term imprisonment 17 years, and in 2008, it was commuted to fixed-term imprisonment 12 years. Finally, it was released as12,2011.
2012165438+10, 85-year-old Chu's "Chu orange" began to be sold through e-commerce. Chu oranges are of excellent quality and are often sold out of stock. Chu Shijian became the "Orange King of China". On 20 12, Chu was elected honorary president of Yunnan Ethnic Chamber of Commerce. 20 14 12 18 won the 9th People's Corporate Social Responsibility Award sponsored by People's Daily.
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(Original title: Orange founder Yan passed away)