Zhou Xiaoping
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Zhou Xiaoping | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 周小平 |
| Born | Zhou Ping (周平)[1] |
| Occupation | Essayist, blogger |
| Language | Chinese |
| Period | 1996–present |
| Genre | Prose |
| Notable works | Please Do Not Fail This Era! |
| Spouse | Wang Fang |
Zhou Xiaoping (Chinese: 周小平; pinyin: Zhōu Xiǎopíng) is a Chinese essayist and popular blogger. He is known for his support of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, and for his most well-known work, Please Do Not Fail This Era!.
Zhou Xiaoping was born and raised in Zigong, Sichuan.[citation needed]
Career
After junior high school, Zhou started to publish works in 1996.[citation needed] "Cutlassfish Zhou" (周带鱼) became the nickname for his nationalist, pro-Communist, pro-Chinese government and anti-American writing.[2]
He is a supporter of the Chinese Communist Party and has expressed nationalist, anti-American and anti-Western sentiment.[3][4][5]
Zhou is noted for praising Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, at the 2014 Beijing Forum on Literature and Art.[6][7]: 50 Xi praised Zhou along with Hua Qianfang, another internet writer, for spreading positive energy in 2014.[8][7]: 50