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A top economist has joined the growing list of China's elite to have disappeared from public life after criticizing Xi Jinping, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Zhu Hengpeng served as deputy director of the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) for around a decade.

CASS is a state research think tank that reports directly to China's cabinet. Chen Daoyin, a former associate professor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, described it as a "body to formulate party ideology to support the leadership."

According to the Journal, the 55-year-old disappeared shortly after remarking on China's sluggish economy and criticizing Xi's leadership in a private group on WeChat.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Not the billionaires I love those guys!

Criticizing Xi in a WeChat group is Jack Ma levels of smart.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Wow, what a useful state-sponsored think tank.

I'm sure everyone else who works there will make sure to be completely honest with their findings going forward, regardless of how it might make the Party look.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 hours ago
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