Shadowy Chinese Conglomerate Cultivated Ties to the Most Powerful U.S. Politicians
A FEW YEARS AGO, Guo Wengui, a pugnacious Chinese billionaire known for his hardball business tactics, left his native China to live in self-imposed exile in Manhattan. He recently began unleashing a torrent of purported insider information on how Chinas political power brokers have enroched themselves.Among the dizzying array of allegations, Guo claimed that a mysterious Chinese conglomerate has illicitly enroched the family of one of the most senior members of the Communist Party. The conglomerate, HNA Group, has attracted attention with a multibillion-dollar spending spree, acquiring stakes in over 20 multinational firms from across the globe.Those allegations remain far from proven Guo has yet to substantiate many of them but the attention on HNA Group may raise eyebrows over attempts by the conglomerate to court American political elites. Over the years, the firm has built relationships with everyone from Obama to Trump administration officials, as well as members of the Bush and Clinton dynasties.
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