China tells Meituan billionaire chairman to lie low after poem furore

China tells Meituan billionaire chairman to lie low after poem furore

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China has advised Meituan Chairman and CEO Wang Xing to keep a low profile after he posted an ancient poem last month that sparked a social media furore and sent the food delivery firm’s shares plummeting, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

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