2014中国十大新闻人物
Jack Ma
Information technology has overtaken real estate as the cradle of the next generation of Chinese billionaires.
The rise of IT billionaires is exemplified byChina's new richest man, Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, whose personal wealth soared to $25 billion on the company's first day of trading.
Ma has passed Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong property and ports tycoon, as Asia's richest person, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Li Na
Li Na, winner of two Grand Slams and China's most successful tennis player, announced her retirement in September.
Li Na wasn't just a Chinese trailblazer, she was one of the best players ever to play the sport, but injuries caught up with her in 2014 and she had to say farewell, leaving a big gap in Chinese tennis.
Li left a legacy, not just forChina, but for Asia as well.
Chopsticks Brothers
China's Internet pop sensation the Chopsticks Brothers, whose viral hitLittle Applehas been viewed more than a billion times on China's popular video websites, won the International Song Award at the 2014 American Music Awards in Nov 23.
Although the song was generally dismissed by music professionals who criticized it as musical "junk food",Little Apple's domestic popularity paved the way for the duo to become international hit.
Jaycee Chan
Jaycee Chan, son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, was arrested inBeijingon Aug 14 after testing positive for marijuana.
Action and comedy star Jackie Chan, 60, served as a goodwill spokesman for the China National Anti-Drug Committee in 2009, promoting anti-drug education.
"I failed to be a good father and I deserve the blame. I take the responsibility and apologize to public on behalf of Jaycee!" Chan wrote on Sina Weibo.
Huang Haibo
Popular actor Huang Haibo, known for his clean image as “China’s son-in-law,” was detained by police on May 16 after being caught with a prostitute in aBeijinghotel.
While the scandal shook the nation, much of the online feedback was forgiving, citing his bachelor status as an excuse for his act.
The reaction was in stark contrast with the revelation of Wen Zhang, another popular actor with a public persona of simple honesty, cheating on his wife.
Wen Zhang
When Chinese film and television star Wen Zhang was recently exposed for carrying on an illicit affair with another performer, both he and his actress wife, Ma Yili, were thrown into the maelstrom of public attention. Wen immediately apologized, and his wife, almost in lockstep, quickly accepted his apology, effectively taking the heat off him.
Here was Ma's post: "It's easy to be in love, but not easy to be in marriage. We must cherish it as we go along."
Guo Meimei
Guo Meimei, the 23-year-old who was held on suspicion of illegal gambling, was formally arrested for prostitution and organizing gambling in August.
But her biggest sin, which she herself so relentlessly touted, is the pursuit of wealth through dubious means and the excessive ways of squandering it.
Zhou Yongkang
The announcement of the investigation into former senior official Zhou Yongkang in July has revealed the courage and resolution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to purify itself and run itself with strict discipline.
The arrest of Zhou Yongkang was announced in December. It was beyond the expectation of many that such a top Party official would be brought to court and put on trial.
Li Yinhe
On Dec 18, China's best-known sexologist and sociologist, Li Yinhe, for the first time revealed her female-to-male transsexual partner of 17 years in her blog, refuting tabloid newspapers which have said she is leading an "abnormal" life being a "lesbian". The post attracted public attention to transgender people, a group that has been largely unknown and unacknowledged.
"Discrimination against people like me is always present, along with public and family pressures, but, compared with the happiness and satisfaction of being who I really want to be, those things are insignificant," she said.
Huugjilt
A retrial lasting more than three weeks finally acquitted a young man called Huugjilt of the rape and murder of a young woman, for which he was wrongly executed in 1996 at the age of 18.
For the building of a real rule of law, redressing any misjudged cases, the ones involving wrongly executed innocent people such as Huugjilt in particular, is of utmost importance.