I remain unconvinced, all of these are cases of Guanxi, which is incredibly important among Chinese. It's not so much about wealth, but about connections, espec

I remain unconvinced, all of these are cases of Guanxi, which is incredibly important among Chinese. It's not so much about wealth, but about connections, especially political ones. You definitely want to be on the good side of certain Chinese officials, if you want to do business there. Even though such cases may exist, you're not likely to "fall" on a $400k job after blowing your inheritance on a startup. While good connections certainly help with creating wealth, wealth by itself doesn't necessarily help with creating good connections - especially if that wealth is now gone.