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In reply to the discussion: The differences between Socialism & Communism [View all]SunSeeker
(56,427 posts)If they didn't, they would in in jail, like Jimmy Lai, the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in Hong Kong, who hthe CCP have thrown into solitary confinement. Lai was charged under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law three years earlier, on 11 December 2020, with two counts of conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign countries or external elements, and one count of collusion with foreign countries or external elements. He has beeen kept in solitary confinement since December 31, 2020, after a sham trial by the CCP. He's 77. Apple Daily has since been closed down.
This tells all of the billionaires you cite that they and their companies would meet the same fate if they should cross the CCP.
Many billionaires in China have already been jailed, particularly in recent years as part of a broader crackdown on the private sector and perceived threats to the Communist Party's control. This crackdown has seen a number of high-profile figures facing investigations, detentions, and ultimately, imprisonment, following prosecutions for various trumped up financial and economic crimes.
Sun Dawu, aprominent agricultural tycoon, was sentenced to 18 years for "provoking trouble" and other charges, after publicly supporting activists and criticizing the government.
Xiao Jianhua, a Chinese-Canadian billionaire was sentenced to 13 years for trumped up financial crimes, like bribery and embezzlement. His company was also fined $8 billion. https://share.google/35KM8mpBZv4qqE3K3
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