9. Liu Qiangdong – $7.1 billion Founder of online shopping firm JD.com, Liu Qiangdong, joined the list of China’s richest last year when JD.com went public on the US NASDAQ exchange. 10. Liu Yongxing – $6.5 billion There’s big money ...

11. Wang Jing – $6.4 billion In addition to interests in mining and construction, Wang Jing’s fortune is primarily derived from his recently sold stake in Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology, for which he reaped billions. 12. Chan Laiwa & Family ...

13. Wei Jianjun & Family – $6 billion As the founder of sport-utility vehicle manufacturer Great Wall Motors, Wei Jianjun and his family come in at number 13 on our list. In addition to manufacturing SUVs in China, he has ...

17. Zhang Zhidong – $5.2 billion A close friend of Tencent founder Ma Huateng, Zhang’s net worth is derived from his stake in the Chinese internet company and for acting as its Chief Technology Officer before he retired in 2014. ...

15. Hui Wing Mau – $5.4 billion Born in 1950 as the son of a local doctor, Hui Wing Mau made his fortune in textile manufacturing and continued investing his fortune in real estate in both Hong Kong and Mainland ...

19. Yang Huiyan – $4.9 billion One of China’s richest women, Yang Huiyan inherited a controlling ownership in real estate developer Country Garden Holdings in 2007 from her father. A notoriously private individual, Yang Huiyan nevertheless continues to do her ...

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Numerous Russian sources are confirming that Alexei Mozgovoi has been murdered today on the road linking Lugansk and Alchevsk.  The details are still very sketchy.  Apparently his car came under assault-rifle and machine-gun fire.  Two, possibly three, of his bodyguards ...