The extraordinary rise of bottled water company Nongfu Spring has made its founder Zhong Shanshan one of China’s richest men. But these days, being a Chinese business success story doesn’t make you immune from criticism.
Earlier this year, the Zhejiang-based Nongfu was hit by a nationalistic online pile-on claiming its products are “pro-Japan” and questioning whether Zhong’s son has a foreign passport. The campaign shook the company’s stock value, testing the resilienc
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