Death threats vs. debut: Huawei princesses' two different fates

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The sharp contrast in the lives of Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei's two daughters sparked heated online debate on Chinese social media.

When the youngest announced her foray in the entertainment sector, while the elder sibling remains under house arrest in Canada.

Huawei heiress, Annabel Yao, said on her Weibo account that she signed a contract with Beijing TH Entertainment Co as "a special birthday gift" on Thursday, with the company releasing exclusive poster series called "Breaker".

Yao Anna

She said, "Why does everyone like my sister and not me?"

The debutante daughter of Ren, a Harvard University graduate who had previously made a high-profile appearance at the exclusive Le Bal Debutant ball in Paris has come into public view in recent months after she opened a Weibo account in last December.

"As much as I enjoy coding … I have a passion for fashion, PR and entertainment," Yao said in earlier media reports.

As a member of China's ultra-rich class, Yao was born in 1998 and took her mother's surname as did her elder sister surnamed Meng, who was arrested in Vancouver in 2018 on behalf of the US and faces fraud charge, causing an international incident.

Meng Wanzhou

On the day Yao announced her plan to become a star in the future, Meng attended a court hearing in Canada, where it was revealed that she had received "five or six" death threats mailed to her residence last summer. The Vancouver Police Department was involved in examining the threats, Reuters reported.

Some netizens said the two daughters of Huawei's founder are living completely different lives. Some consider Meng "the poor girl" who has been detained as a political hostage. "What a contrast, the elder sister is suffering overseas while the younger one is making a high-profile debut," a netizen said.

Posts about the siblings have ranked among the top 10 trending topics on Weibo today.

Ren Zhengfei fully supports his daughter.

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Source:globaltimes

Editor: Crystal H

Death threats vs. debut: Huawei princesses' two different fates

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