Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui has been using his Manhattan aerie as a launching pad for Twitter accusations about corruption in China. The charges could upend politics in China, possibly driving a wedge between President Xi Jinping and Wang Qishan, the Wall Street-connected anticorruption czar and focus of Guo's allegations. No one's motives appear pure in this saga, and the stakes couldn't be much higher.
From the New York Times:
Read Full Article »Mr. Guo, who is a member of Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private Palm Beach club, is eager to get close to the powerful. On Tuesday, he wrote on Twitter that he flew to Washington for meetings at the Trump International Hotel. He contributed to charitable work by Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, who calls him a friend.
When the Times reporters visited Mr. Guo's apartment at the Sherry-Netherland hotel in late April, he stepped away to take a phone call in another room, with the speakerphone on. His assistant explained that a top aide to Mr. Xi was on the line. The implication was obvious: Despite his unprecedented public tirades against some top officials, Mr. Guo was communicating with the one who matters most.
