Daughter of jailed, outspoken Chinese businessman sends open letter to Xi

Ren Zhiqiang, sentenced to 18 years after criticizing president on COVID, said to be gravely ill

20241004 Ren Zhiqiang in 2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping's COVID-19 policy was a target of criticism by unusually candid businessman Ren Zhiqiang, who was later jailed for alleged corruption. (Source photos by Yusuke Hinata and AP)

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- The daughter of outspoken Chinese businessman Ren Zhiqiang, who is reportedly critically ill in a mainland jail, has published an open letter to President Xi Jinping with a plea for her father to receive medical treatment abroad.

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