SPECIAL REPORT-How Hong Kong’s greatest tycoon went from friend of China to punching bag
In January of 1993, an
ambitious Chinese Communist Party boss, a 39-year-old official
with chubby cheeks and a mop of black hair, visited Hong Kong.
He was seeking out the city’s rich among the shimmering
skyscrapers, hoping to secure investment in Fuzhou, the
second-tier city he ran in mainland China. His name was Xi
Jinping.
ambitious Chinese Communist Party boss, a 39-year-old official
with chubby cheeks and a mop of black hair, visited Hong Kong.
He was seeking out the city’s rich among the shimmering
skyscrapers, hoping to secure investment in Fuzhou, the
second-tier city he ran in mainland China. His name was Xi
Jinping.
Posted by Reuters
