The rise of Chinaâs billionaires tells the story of a nation that has transformed from a place of poverty in the 1980s into the worldâs second-largest economy. Once known as the worldâs cheap labor factory, China has now become a factory for billionairesâproducing almost one a day. No other country without a democracy creates wealth at such speed. But that rise may soon come to a halt: Chinaâs top entrepreneurs find themselves caught in a cold war with a suspicious United Statesâand President Xi is cracking down hard. Tycoons are being silenced and re-educated to align with the superpowerâs new strategic goals.
Writer
Helen Lancaster
