Mapping China’s Red Nobility
Bloomberg News mapped the families of Communist
China’s “Eight Immortals” to reveal the origins of princelings, an elite
class that has been able to amass wealth and influence, and exploit
opportunities unavailable to most Chinese. Bloomberg tracked 103 people –
descendants including children, grandchildren and great grandchildren,
and their respective spouses. The Immortals, now all dead, are revered
in communist lore as revolutionary fighters who led China’s economic
opening after Mao Zedong’s death. The identities and business dealings
of these families are often cloaked in secrecy because of state
censorship and complex corporate webs. To document them, Bloomberg
scoured thousands of pages of corporate filings, property records,
official websites and archives, and conducted dozens of interviews from
China to the United States, where many were educated and have at times
made their homes. To read the related stories click here and here.
Immortal together
Like any aristocracy, the families of the Eight
Immortals often intertwine. Connections found by Bloomberg News include
business dealings, employers in common, ties to the same private or
state-owned companies and diplomatic organizations, and even an
intermarriage.
Hover on a section to see an entire clan’s connections, or click to see the clan’s family tree.
Hover on a circle to see one family member’s connections.
Hover on a line to see details of the connection.
Sources: Hong Kong corporate and stock exchange filings; Chinese
corporate filings with the State Administration for Industry and
Commerce and stock exchange filings; interviews; Chinese official news
media reports; school alumni records.
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