Ren Zhiqiang (Chinese: 任志强; born 8 March 1951) is an incarcerated Chinese real estate tycoon and a blogger on Sina Weibo with more than 37 million followers. Nicknamed "Big Cannon Ren", he is known for his outspoken criticism of the CCP. In September 2020 he was sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment on corruption charges, after a one-day trial.