Chen Guangbiao unrepentant for his ‘crude charity’

Chinese billionaire Chen Guangbiao has become the champion of what has been deemed "crude charity." Most people don't imagine high society's philanthropists posing alongside mountains of money before they give it away. Neither would they expect to see millionaires pulling people out of the rubble after an earthquake.

His actions have been criticized as a mere means of chasing fame and fortune, the Chinese-language magazine Global Entrepreneur said Wednesday, though Chen says it is just his style — and that you don't see the recipients of his largesse complaining.

His high-profile deeds have included stacking up 33 million yuan (US$ 5.18 million) in a pile and posing with the money before giving the cash away to people in Xinjiang and Sichuan as part of aid efforts. As he gave the money away, he asked those receiving the cash from him to shout out their gratitude, waving their banknotes in the air.

Narada Foundation founder Xu Yongguang said Chen's acts are philanthropically crude and will cause permanent damage to disadvantaged groups, according to the magazine Global Entrepreneur.

The article also cited Han Junkui, a sociology professor from Beijing Normal University, as saying that philanthropic acts are by their nature an act of condescension glorifying the superiority of the donor. Han said whether from an economic or a moral perspective, philanthropists should be quiet about their charitable giving.

Other entrepreneurs interviewed by the magazine suggested that they would not follow Chen's style of giving.

Chen remains indifferent to such criticism. He claims that his high-profile acts are a way to stimulate charitable giving in China, which is still in its infancy. "I did these good things from the bottom of my heart, and these high-profile acts are not an advertisement. I only hope that future generations will remember me as a caring person," he said.

Source: Want China Times

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