Apple-bashing Chinese CEO’s mountain of debt lands him on official ‘deadbeat’ list


By Sarah DaiLi Tao

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Luo Yonghao, founder of Smartisan Technology, was once hailed for his savvy marketing skills, which helped build a niche Chinese smartphone brand with a cult following.

Examples of his knack for promotion included publicly bashing Apple for “losing its soul”, turning his company’s annual product launches into variety shows and getting consumers to pay to hear his sales pitch.

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