It was reported today that Ruan Cishan, former editor-in-chief and chief commentator of Phoenix Satellite TV Information Station, died in Taichung City on May 17 this year at the age of 74.
Born in Guangxi, Ruan Cishan grew up in Taiwan and later went to the United States to study. He began his career in journalism in 1973, founding the Chinese's International Daily in Los Angeles in 1981 as editor-in-chief, and later as vice president and editor-in-chief of The China Daily. In the 1980s, Nguyen Tsz Shan wrote commentary on current affairs for the "world's Chinese newspaper", including Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, Malaysia's Sin Chew Daily, Hong Kong Economic Daily, Asia Weekly, etc., and at the most, there were nine newspapers and periodicals that also columnized him. Since many works have been reprinted by the "Reference News", he once joked to himself, "When I did not work in Phoenix, I was already very famous in Chinese mainland. ”
After the establishment of Phoenix Satellite TV in 2000, Ruan Cishan began to work part-time as a commentator in the column of "Current Affairs Lecture"; at the end of the same year, Phoenix Information Station was established, and he officially began to host the commentary program "News Today Talk" and "Wind and Cloud Dialogue", "VIP Reception Room", "Current Affairs Big Reference", "Phoenix Big Vision" and other programs.
In the eyes of many viewers, Ruan Cishan's screen image is very special - eight characters hu, big bald head, Mandarin is not fluent, and even some stuttering. But it is such a seemingly "unassuming" host who can always simply and directly cut to the point when talking with leaders and politicians of various countries. During the "Dialogue of The Wind and Clouds", Nguyen Tsit Shan traveled almost all over the world, interviewing the presidents, prime ministers and secretaries of state of dozens of countries, and some of them were interviewed by him three or four times.
Talking about the difference between himself and other Phoenix TV celebrities, Ruan Cishan once said that his unique experience is unmatched, he studied at a university in Taiwan, and later studied for a master's degree in East Asian studies at St. John's University in New York, studied international politics at the Institute of Political Science at New York University, and worked as a newspaper editor-in-chief. "I've lived in the U.S. for 30 years, and I've worked in Chinese mainland and Taiwan for many years. The accumulation of these years is incomparable to others. ”
For interviews with dignitaries, Ruan Cishan also has his own experience, "I often tell my students and the reporters I have brought, when interviewing news figures, what matters is not what kind of celebrities and politicians you have visited, what is important is that in each interview, you dig out what insider information or important newsworthy content." To this end, before each interview, he always does a lot of homework, especially on the background of the leaders, the international affairs involved, and so on.
In order to allow the dignitaries to share more content, Ruan Cishan would also "use trickery" to delay the interview time when asking questions, "The subordinates said that they would only give me 15 minutes, and I said yes, I definitely have a way to let him stay until 25 minutes, as long as he has fun." I ask questions with a bit of a ruse, 15 minutes are coming up, and at 14 minutes I ask a question. He talks casually for 20 minutes, and when he is almost 20 minutes, he will ask a question, and 15 minutes will usually be oiled for 25 minutes. ”
For the news of Ruan Cishan's death, tonight, Liu Chun, a veteran media person, also confirmed and mourned on Weibo. According to another source, after his death in May this year, Ruan Cishan's family has not disclosed the news to the public until there is a special contact with Ruan Cishan's colleagues on Phoenix Satellite TV.
Source: Thoughtful