Wang Hsing-ching

Wang Hsing-ching (simplified Chinese: 王杏庆; traditional Chinese: 王杏慶; pinyin: Wáng Xìngqìng; 1946 – 9 June 2025), whose pseudonym was Nanfang Shuo (南方朔, Nánfāng Shuò), was a Taiwanese journalist, political commentator, and cultural critic. Until his death, he was the chief editor and writer of The Journalist magazine (新新聞週刊), with commentaries on current issues in major newspapers. He co-founded The Journalist when he was in his 40s. His writings, including Western ideas analysis, social phenomena criticism, and literature comments, were all regarded as very influential. Crediting his intellectual contribution to society, he was known as "the most industrious private scholar in Taiwan".