February 22, 2024,

@Wahaha, release a statement

In response to rumors of its founder Zong Qinghou’s physical condition,

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Zong Qinghou was born in December 1945 and is nearly 80 years old. According to the Urban Express, Zong Qinghou was admitted to Shao Yifu Hospital with serious lung cancer before the Spring Festival, and his condition has not been very good.

Zong Qinghou said in an interview a year ago that he would take a back seat, believing that it is more difficult to keep a business than to start a business. In the middle of CCTV Finance "Dialogue" 2023, Zong Qinghou talked about the issue of succession. He said: "I should not retire, but I will take a back seat and let the young people charge in front. I will watch from behind, and when I go astray, I will reverse it and make an out-point idea."

According to public information, in December 2021, Wahaha Group officially announced that Zong Fuli was appointed as the vice chairman and general manager of the group, and his father Zong Qinghou was still the chairman of the group. According to the announcement, Zong Fuli, the daughter of Zong Qinghou, the founder of Wahaha Group, became the vice chairman and general manager of the group. After that, Zong Fuli gradually took the center stage as the successor of the group.

Original title: "Wahaha Group Announces Statement"

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