Yuan Baojing
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Yuan Baojing (simplified Chinese: 袁宝璟; traditional Chinese: 袁寶璟; pinyin: Yuán Bǎojǐng; 16 February 1966 – 17 March 2006) was a Chinese billionaire from Liaoyang, Liaoning province. He was the president of the Beijing-based Jianhao Group. He was convicted of murder and executed in March 2006, after what appeared to be a feud with Sichuan businessman Liu Han (who was executed nine years later along with his brother Liu Wei for gun-running and illegally running a mafia).
Biography
Yuan was raised in a peasant family and made a fortune in Beijing. Upon losing CNY 100 million in
The case regained attention in 2013 in the wake of the incident of Bo Xilai, when media outlets raised speculation about the proceedings of the case and the possible involvement of the former security official Zhou Yongkang, who, through his son Zhou Bin, served as a political patron for Liu Han. The media also questioned whether Yuan was indeed the culprit, and why his brother and cousin also needed to be put to death, raising the possibility that their punishments were influenced by Liu Han and his connection with Zhou Yongkang.[4] In 2015, Liu Han was executed for other crimes.
References
- ^ "Billionaire executed for contract murder". Xinhua News Agency. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Tycoon 'paid £3 bn for stay of execution'". The Telegraph. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Rise of Chinese whizzkid ends in lethal injection". The Independent. 20 March 2006. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "刘汉攀上周滨:借周父之手"判死"商业对手（二）". Ce.cn via Netease. 5 March 2014.