He is an editor at the popular Beijing News daily and his book Fanciful Animals (想象中的动物) that was published in November 2008.
The blog name "Pro-State in Flames" (钱烈宪要发言) literally means "Qian Liexian Wants to Speak" but sounds like prostate wants to be inflamed.
Xiao Sanlang, who edits Qian's articles at Beijing News Daily, said the men had announced they were taking revenge.
Some people suggested the attack may have stemmed from Qian’s writings, many of which take swipes at government corruption or poke fun at the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
[4] Qian’s blog has included items on censorship, the melamine milk scandal and the Beijing Television Cultural Center fire.