Ex-Google China chief, founder of Innovations Works and prominent microblogger Lee Kaifu, announced that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
The active social media pundit normally posts frequent microblogs throughout the day, but when there was no activity on his Weibo account on September 5, netizens noticed his absence. At 22:17 that night Lee finally took to the social media platform saying, “Although lymphoma doesn’t sound optimistic and it worries family and friends, this is just life: it is full of surprises, but I will face it calmly.”
On and offline fans across the world have expressed their sadness and sent blessings, to which Lee responded, “It is very touching and heartening to receive so many blessings from my fellow followers. While facing this cancer battle, it’s important how you face it.”
Lee Kaifu was born in Taiwan in 1961. Upon returning from studies overseas, Lee eventually became the founding president of Google China. In 2009 he set up a fund called “Innovation Works” that aims to create five successful Chinese start-ups a year in internet and mobile internet businesses. Lee currently has over 51 million fans on Sina Weibo and is considered the most prominent figure in the Chinese internet sector.
Source: china.com.cn
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