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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Namita Singh

Who is Guo Wengui? Billionaire with close ties to Trump political circle jailed for 30 years over $1bn fraud

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui has spent years cultivating an image as one of the fiercest critics of China’s ruling Communist Party.

Once counted among China's richest businessmen, he transformed himself into a high-profile political dissident after fleeing the country and attracted a devoted following among overseas Chinese communities.

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