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> If CCP want to prosecute Ma, he would be trialed live on CCTV similar to disgraced politburo members That's not how it works for Chinese billionaires; it wou

by T-A 6y ago

> If CCP want to prosecute Ma, he would be trialed live on CCTV similar to disgraced politburo members That's not how it works for Chinese billionaires; it would elevate their status to that of CCP heavyweights. When their time comes, billionaires simply vanish: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/business/china-xiao-jianhua.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/business/china-xiao-jianh... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/china-billionaires-ceo-disappearing-missing-station-sanctioned-abductions-beijing-security-agencies-xiao-jianhua-a7564896.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/china-billi...

baybal2 6y ago
> That's not how it works for Chinese billionaires; it would elevate their status to that of CCP heavyweights. When their time comes, billionaires simply vanish: Yes, it's exactly because they don't want to cause a billionaire chicken run, unlike with own party officials, which are humiliated, punished in the most public, and terrible way.