At the Boao Forum in China, which closed on the 31st of last month, a person who worked as an adult film actor in Hong Kong in the 1990s is attending as an economic expert and attracting attention.
The Chinese version of Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported on the 9th, “Peng Dan, a 50-year-old Hong Kong artist, surprised the audience by appearing as the head of the Institute for International Economic Strategy at the annual international economic conference held at the Boao Forum.”
The Institute for International Economic Strategy, headed by Peng Dan, was known to have been launched in November of last year. At the time of its establishment, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former presidents of Ethiopia, Pakistan, and the Czech Republic sent congratulatory videos, RFA reported. Li Baodong, former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China and Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia, is also known to have attended and delivered a greeting.
However, this kind of news was not reported by the People’s Daily or other party media other than the Guangming Daily, adding mystery to the figure of Feng Dan.
The reason Peng Dan was able to advance to the Boao Forum seems to be that he was recognized for his contribution to China-Honduras diplomatic relations.
Wen Xiao, a Chinese freelance journalist, pointed out that Feng Dan “is a person who has to deal with the international economy and strategy, but he has never written an academic or professional column related to the international economy or other fields.” He showed his contributions to the severance of diplomatic relations between Honduras and Taiwan by sharing and inspecting trade sites.
Peng Dan was born in Changsha, Hunan Province, China in 1972, and grew up in an affluent environment influenced by his grandfather, who served as the deputy mayor of Zunyi City, Guizhou Province. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 14 and began his career in the entertainment industry in earnest after winning three crowns in contests such as Miss China.
After moving to Hong Kong in the 1990s, he became famous mainly as an adult actor, but suddenly returned to China in the early 2000s and started his career as an actor by appearing in patriotic films.
Source: Donga
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