On December 11th, a spokesperson for JD.com stated on its official Weibo account that on December 11th, according to feedback from the Beijing public security organs, the illegal person Liang, who posted rumors about a businessman surnamed Liu being arrested for illegal activities, has been administratively detained by the public security organs in accordance with the law. Please do not believe or spread rumors, and work together to maintain a clean online environment.
In October, there were rumors online that a businessman surnamed Liu was suspected of illegal activities and was arrested. This rumor was deliberately posted by someone with ulterior motives on JD's related news and was believed by netizens to refer to JD's founder Liu Qiangdong. In response to this, a spokesperson for JD.com responded through their official Weibo account, saying, "We are strongly outraged by this heinous behavior and have reported it to the public security organs."
In fact, since the second half of this year, rumors about Liu Qiangdong have been rampant, and JD.com has repeatedly refuted them. In August this year, comments about Liu Qiangdong and Zhang Zetian's "immigrating to the United States" and "buying over 100 million US dollars in luxury homes in the United States" were widely circulated on internet platforms. JD.com has also reported the case to the public security organs.
On the evening of December 9th, Liu Qiangdong took the initiative to speak out. When he replied to employees on the JD intranet, he once again proved his "focus".
After Jack Ma's internal network reply encouraged Alibaba employees and emphasized that "Alibaba will reform", Liu Qiangdong also revealed the new direction of JD's reform. He said: JD must change, otherwise there is no way out.
"I won't lie flat," Liu Qiangdong said first.
The reporter learned that this reply is aimed at a long article by employees on the internal network, which focuses on some of the company's existing problems, involving various aspects such as business and management.
Liu Qiangdong said, "I am in the car and typing may make mistakes due to shaking. I hope everyone can understand. I think this brother has said too well. It can be said that when it comes to the pain points of the company, they are all real problems that must be changed. Otherwise, we have no way out."
"We talk about customers first every day, but in our work, we always think about ourselves as the center! We often talk about fighting, fighting, and only being the first, but we defend everywhere and never think about how to take the initiative! Many people talk about innovation every day, but they just plagiarize and follow others every day," said Liu Qiangdong, "There have been so many problems, of course, all due to my poor management. I am very self blaming. However, no matter what, I will not lie flat, and I hope my brothers will never lie flat. The organization is huge, bloated, and inefficient now, and changing it does take time."
He encouraged JD's brothers to be more patient.
"Today, there are still many brothers who dare to tell the truth, persist in fighting, and JD's foundation is still strong. I believe we will definitely get out of the valley. Any person or company will go through several peaks and valleys to achieve greatness." Liu Qiangdong said.