The National Development and Reform Commission stated that "Zhou Zhijun" pretended to be a government leader and led the fake media "Phoenix News Agency" behind it.

　　Revealing the "Phoenix News Agency" behind Zhou Zhijun

　　A few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a statement saying that a person named "Zhou Zhijun" pretended to be the head of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group Office and participated in social activities many times. A survey by Beijing Youth Daily reporter found that another title of this person is the chairman of the board of directors of Phoenix News Agency, and this institution established in 2016 has carried out activities in the name of news organizations many times. However, the only two journalists in the agency did not hold press cards. According to the evidence provided by Sun Xun, the president of the news agency, in the lawsuit against Phoenix Satellite TV, the agency not only accepts advertising of 30,000 yuan per month, but also makes profits mainly by charging the joining fee. At present, it has branches in dozens of provinces such as Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hubei in China, and Thailand, France and Italy abroad, and each branch charges several hundred thousand yuan of joining fee. Previously, Phoenix News Agency lost the case in trademark infringement and unfair competition with Phoenix Group, and was awarded compensation of 5 million yuan. At present, Sun Xun, the major shareholder of this institution, has become a person who has broken his promise. However, the agency is still in normal operation.

　　statement

　　"Chairman of the Board of Directors" has an accident.

　　"Phoenix News Agency" distanced itself from the relationship

　　On May 21st, official website, the National Development and Reform Commission, published a Statement of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group Office, saying that someone recently pretended to be the head of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group Office in the name of Zhou Zhijun, and participated in social activities many times in the capacity of the so-called "Director of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Investment Steering Committee". I hereby declare: 1. I run a person whose name is Zhou Zhijun; Two, my office has never set up an institution or organization named "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Investment Steering Committee". I hope that relevant parties will be vigilant and avoid being deceived. If losses have been caused, please report the case clues to the public security department in time.

　　Beijing Youth Daily reporter found that "Zhou Zhijun" participated in the activities in the above capacity for many times, and his other "identity" also included "Chairman of the Board of Directors of Phoenix News Agency".

　　After the accident of "Zhou Zhijun", Phoenix News Agency also issued a "Statement" on May 22nd. The statement said that recently, it was discovered that someone went out to participate in social activities in the name of "Phoenix News Agency" without the consent of the leaders of Phoenix News Agency. Anyone who has a liability accident will bear all legal responsibilities by himself. In the past, the head office issued a statement on the Internet for many times. Anyone who participates in any organization or any activity in the name of Phoenix News Agency must have the consent of the head office to issue a valid letter of proof within 7 days, otherwise it will be an individual’s behavior and bear all the consequences by himself, which has nothing to do with the agency. Another "authorization document" No.0318 of 2020 was revoked because "the licensee acted in violation of regulations".

　　seek to prove

　　There is no such institution.

　　Phoenix News Agency is not a certified media.

　　According to the self-introduction of "Phoenix News Agency", Phoenix News Agency is a legal news media organization registered in the Hong Kong government in 2010, which has many fields and departments such as network, video, magazine, mobile phone live broadcast platform, film and television production, business operation and so on. At present, Phoenix News Agency has signed long-term strategic cooperation agreements with hundreds of national media, overseas media, international media networks, TV stations, newspapers, magazines and other mainstream media, and has conducted direct business exchanges with financial experts from hundreds of well-known enterprises at home and abroad.

　　When you open this website, you can see that the content is mostly about current politics and comments, and its columns include: news, news investigation, Fengtong short comment, Belt and Road, etc. However, the report of this "news agency" mainly quoted official media news, especially in the current political report, except for quoting articles from official institutions, it is rare to report by itself. For example, the message of supporting private enterprises to participate in major national strategies is "Phoenix News Agency turns to Economic Daily News", and the message of "China’s import and export increased by 28.5% in the first four months year-on-year" is "Phoenix News Agency News", while a report about a calligrapher’s work is "Phoenix News Agency News", but the author has not signed his name as a reporter.

　　So, is this media a formal organization registered in Hong Kong and operating in China? On the website of China Journalists Association, you can find the Latest Directory of Hong Kong and Macao Media Stations and Resident Journalists in the Mainland. Among them, there are 25 certified media in Hong Kong, including South China Morning Post, Phoenix Satellite TV and Hong Kong China Review News Agency, but Phoenix News Agency is not included.

　　"Phoenix News Agency" introduced that "with the State Council ‘ Belt and Road ’ China enterprises go out to the office "cooperation, leading China enterprises to the high-end market; It also signed a contract with China Railway Construction, a central enterprise, to carry out project cooperation in more than 100 countries around the world. However, the reporter of Beiqing Daily found that there is "‘ Go out ’ Public service platform ",but there is no such organization. On the official website of China Railway Construction, there is no news of cooperation with Phoenix News Agency.

　　truth

　　Phoenix News Agency is just a limited company.

　　Contact person is a minority shareholder.

　　On May 22nd, the reporter of Beiqing Daily inquired in the online inquiry center of the official website of the Hong Kong Companies Registry that the company registration record of "Phoenix News Agency Co., Ltd." had a corresponding number, and the status quo was "active" and "still registered", but the claimed "Hong Kong Phoenix News Agency Co., Ltd." and "Phoenix News Agency" were all shown as having no records.

　　According to the data of the industry and commerce department, the main operating body of Phoenix News Agency in China is "Phoenix Jiayi (Beijing) Culture Media Co., Ltd.", which was established in 2016 with a registered capital of 118 million yuan. Its legal representative was Sun Xun, and it was changed to Sun Duoyi in November 2020. They are all shareholders of the company, with the shareholding ratio of 90% and 10% respectively. At present, Sun Duoyi is the executive director and manager of the company. In addition, the information of "Phoenix News Agency Co., Ltd." shows that it is a company registered in Hong Kong, with Sun Xun holding 99.21%, and other shareholders such as Jiang Xiaojing and Wu Guoquan holding 0.40%.

　　A person who works as an intermediary for companies registered in Hong Kong said that it is not difficult to register a company in Hong Kong. Operators can register a company only by providing simple information. There is no need to verify the company’s registered capital from HK$ 10,000, and it usually takes one to two working days to receive a full set of information.

　　In fact, Phoenix News Agency often uses the cooperation name of CCTV and state agencies for publicity. It is reported that the business place of Phoenix Jiayi Company, the main operator of Phoenix News Agency, is registered as "Block B of Beijing Central Television (No.11 Fuxing Road, Haidian District)", which is intriguing.

　　According to a person familiar with the matter, Phoenix News Agency undertakes all kinds of advertisements, and the quotation is only 30,000 yuan per month. A copy of its "advertising service charging standard" shows that uploading manuscripts on the website of Phoenix News Agency, inserting advertisements on Phoenix Communication Network, monthly magazine advertisements, special advertisements for graphic advertisements, live video of conferences, video advertisements, large-scale special reports of magazines, CCTV TV talk shows, movies, TV dramas, documentaries, etc. need to pay advertising fees at different prices.

　　In some advertising channels of Phoenix News Agency, the corresponding mobile phone number and WeChat number were left. The reporter of Beiqing Daily tried to contact the other party, but it was not connected. However, when trying to add friends, I saw that the names of many WeChat numbers of the other party were "Sun Duoyi".

　　go under sb else’s name

　　Open "branches" in many places around the world

　　The franchise fee is priced at several hundred thousand yuan.

　　"Phoenix News Agency is another news media organization after the birth of Phoenix Satellite TV and Phoenix Net of Phoenix Group," Phoenix News Agency wrote in its introduction. In fact, this organization has been using the name of Phoenix Group for media activities.

　　In a previous public activity, Sun Xun once said: "Phoenix News Agency and Phoenix Satellite TV belong to the Phoenix Group, and they do their own things and are responsible for each other’s profits and losses … … Phoenix News Agency is equivalent to Xinhua News Agency in China, and Phoenix Satellite TV is equivalent to CCTV. The company’s network business refers to ‘ Phoenix Communication Network ’ The annual profit of a branch is more than 1 million, and the branch undertakes conference business, and the profit of each conference is 1.2 million; The franchise fee for a branch is hundreds of thousands. "

　　The reporter of Beiqing Daily found that in addition to Beijing, Phoenix News Agency has branches in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Hubei, Henan, Hunan and other provinces. In 2018, Phoenix News Agency also held an international branch awarding ceremony in Thailand and established branches in 13 countries including France, Britain, Germany and Italy.

　　The reporter of Beiqing Daily saw that the webpage of "Phoenix News Agency-Shanxi" was beautifully made, and the columns were divided into: today’s headlines, current political news, Shanxi information, hot spot tracking and so on. However, the reporter of Beiqing Daily contacted the contact person of its Shanxi branch by telephone, and the other party said that there was "no advertising price" at present, and then he hung up and refused to talk more.

　　In order to attract investors, Sun Xun also said: "By the beginning of 2019, we will build more branches in dozens of countries on the basis of the original 80 countries and branches, and hold a unified awarding ceremony around March … … This platform is not for one or two people, but everyone’s common home. As long as they are participants, anyone can play and display their talents on this platform. At that time, anyone who follows the cooperation or participants must distribute the original shares according to their contributions after listing, and everyone is the beneficiary. "

　　truth

　　There are only two "reporters" without certificates, and there are more than 40 social leaders.

　　The reporter of Beiqing Daily also saw that it is such a "media" with many branches and cooperative relations with hundreds of institutions, and its reporters are only two.

　　The reporter of Beiqing Daily inquired about an introduction of its organization in 2019, including: 7 board members, 13 advisory committees, 2 general consultants, 8 honorary directors, 1 chairman and president, 1 president, 1 executive president, 1 executive president, 2 vice presidents, 5 vice presidents, 1 general manager of investment operation, 1 editor-in-chief, 1 operation director, 1 film director, 1 administrative director, and news director. Among them, there are only two journalists in the team of 73 people, and there are more than 40 people at the level of director and president.

　　According to the list of journalists and their ID numbers given on the website, the reporter of Beiqing Daily tried to search the names and ID numbers of two journalists on the official website of the State Press and Publication Administration, and the results showed that "the content you wanted to inquire was not found".

　　At present, the organization displayed in official website has changed, and there is no specific "reporter" setting. Only 16 people are displayed at the level of president, vice president and director, 16 are ministers and deputy ministers, and 15 are column editors and consultants.

　　Yesterday, the reporter of Beiqing Daily saw that from the operation and update of various websites of Phoenix News Agency, Phoenix News Agency and its subordinate branches did not stop their activities and did not change their names. Until May 22nd, the above websites were still publishing articles.

　　This group/reporter Wen Wei

　　Coordinator/Yu Meiying

　　memory

　　This "Phoenix" is not the other "Phoenix"

　　Fraudulent use of Phoenix Group’s "Phoenix News Agency" was awarded compensation of 5 million yuan.

　　In August 2020, Phoenix Group sued Phoenix News Agency in court, and the Haidian District People’s Court of Beijing made a first-instance judgment, which found that the latter constituted trademark infringement and unfair competition. The Haidian District People’s Court of Beijing held that the "Hong Kong Phoenix News Agency Co., Ltd." used by Phoenix Jiayi (the operating entity of Phoenix News Agency in Beijing) on its website did not actually exist, and it was a fictional corporate entity of Phoenix Jiayi Company, with the purpose of misleading the public. Phoenix News Agency is required to stop the infringement immediately and pay 5 million yuan.

　　Phoenix News Agency told the court that "since its establishment in 2016, it has not yet obtained profitable income through business activities for various reasons." After the Phoenix News Agency filed an appeal, the court held that "as of the trial, Phoenix Jiayi Company did not prove that it had stopped the infringement, so it should increase the infringement compensation and severely punish the malicious infringement", and finally maintained the compensation amount of 5 million yuan and the case acceptance fee of more than 40,000 yuan.

　　After going through the lawsuit with Phoenix TV, Sun Xun didn’t fulfill the compensation judgment of 5 million yuan. On May 8, 2021, he was listed as an executor of bad faith by the Haidian District People’s Court in Beijing, and he could not take planes, high-speed trains and other means of transportation.

　　According to the online resume, Sun Xun was born in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province in 1962. In 1991, he worked as a teacher in Da hushan town, Heishan County, Liaoning Province, and later worked as a propaganda officer in the town government. In August 1993, he was transferred to the county broadcasting bureau, and successively served as the director of the radio news department, the director of the literature and art department of the cable TV station, and the director of the editorial department of the municipal radio and television newspaper; He was admitted to CCTV in August 1998 and then transferred to Xinhua News Agency. From 2010 to now, he has successively served as the director of the reporter department of China Journalists Association, the director of the National News Investigation Center, the vice president and president of Phoenix News Agency, and the planning producer of CCTV column group. However, the national "news investigation center" institution does not exist after search.

　　The agency also paid more attention to and reported on Sun Xun’s hometown. Among its few self-collected contents, there was an article about "The Secretary of Jinzhou Municipal Committee of Liaoning Province attended the memorial ceremony for the martyrs of Montenegro’s war resistance", which was written by "Zhao Jingran, a special reporter of Phoenix News Agency".