Influencer Zhang Xuefeng
Useless at 41
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Zhang Xuefeng — the favored social media influencer from China identified for his school examination content material — has died … his firm introduced on social media.
Suzhou Fengxue Weilai Training Know-how Co. posted the information Wednesday … writing Xuefeng died after going into sudden cardiac arrest.
The corporate stated … “The passing of Mr. Zhang Xuefeng represents an immense loss to the academic neighborhood. We pledge to hold ahead his legacy and proceed our dedication to serving to much more college students notice their desires.”
In keeping with reviews, Zhang fell unwell after going for a run on Tuesday. He was rushed to a hospital in Suzhou, close to Shanghai, the place he died.
Xuefeng — actual title Zhang Zibiao — rose to prominence within the mid-2010s by giving recommendation to college students about a few of China’s high universities. The corporate he based was an academic consultancy centered on college admissions and postgraduate examination prep.
In keeping with The Commonplace — a preferred English-language publication based mostly in Hong Kong — Xuefeng had a complete follower depend of near 60 million.
Xuefeng courted some controversy throughout his life … with state-sponsored media in China slamming him for discouraging college students to review journalism and fewer broadly spoken languages.
His social media accounts had been briefly suspended final yr when he supplied to fund an assault by China on Taiwan.
Xuefeng was 41.
RIP
