Qiu Menghuang

Qiu Menghuang (Chinese: 邱孟煌; pinyin: Qiū Mènghuáng, born 12 December 1968), also known as his stage name A Qiu (阿丘), is a Chinese television presenter and blogger.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qiu.
Qiu Menghuang
邱孟煌
Born (1968-12-12) December 12, 1968
Shantou, Guangdong, China
NationalityChinese
Other namesA Qiu (阿丘)
Alma materGuangxi Teachers Training College
OccupationHost
Years active2003–2020
TelevisionChina Central Television
Chinese name
Chinese邱孟煌

Qiu Menghuang was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province[1] on 12 December 1968, his parents were both soldiers. Qiu's mother was a Returned Malaysian Chinese.[2] He was admitted to Guangxi Teachers Training College (present-day Nanning Normal University), majoring political economy. After his graduation in 1989, he was assigned to Nanning Cotton Textile Printing and Dyeing Factory, as a political cadre of labor union. In 1992, he became a playwright in Nanning Art Theater.[3]

Qiu joined China Central Television (CCTV) as a television presenter on 21 April 2003. He had hosted several programs, including Society in the News (社会记录), The Elite (人物新周刊), and Daily stories (天天故事汇).[4]

In November 2019, there were rumors said that Qiu has been "expelled from CCTV and never be hired again". However, it was denied by him.[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in China, on 26 February 2020, Qiu posted on Sina Weibo: "Even though the stereotype of 'sick man of Asia' has been shattered for over a century, can we be more gentle and apologetic in our tone, humbly put on some face masks and give a bow to the world and say 'sorry for the mess'?" [6] The tweet was subsequently deleted, however, many Chinese social media users accused Qiu of "betraying China" and "providing a moral basis for the global anti-Chinese behavior".[7][8] On 4 March, CCTV announced that Qiu had been "completely banned from hosting shows".[9][10]

References
  1. "央视主持人阿丘－－我具有潮汕人的秉性" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 2003-12-15.
  2. "你以为你是谁？ 打捞失落的家族历史". cuhk.edu.hk (in Chinese).
  3. "阿丘，央视的汕头籍主持人" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 2005-10-20.
  4. 下一个冠军就是你: 追随成功人士的心路历程 (in Chinese). 23 September 2014.
  5. "主持人阿丘被曝遭央视封杀，官方认证出面辟谣". qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-11-20.
  6. "Former CCTV host says China should apologise to world for coronavirus 'mess'". South China Morning Post. 27 February 2020.
  7. "新冠肺炎 前央视主持人指中国添乱应向全球道歉遭网上围剿有斥应自杀谢罪". RFI (in Chinese). 2020-02-25. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  8. "阿丘遭围攻，专家认为中国的确"病得不轻"". VOA (in Chinese). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. "【武漢肺炎】稱中國應向全球道歉惹不滿 央視前主持被徹底封殺" (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 2020-03-05.
  10. "Anchor is banned from hosting after claiming Beijing should say 'sorry' for coronavirus outbreak". internewscast.com. 6 March 2020.
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