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Wang Jianlin spent millions upon millions on art, a football club, and a profligate son. Now his empire is sagging under debt.

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyIn September 2013, a cadre of Western A-listers followed the money to Qingdao, China, where billionaire Wang Jianlin was breaking ground on a mini-rival to Hollywood that would feature a theme park, a yacht club, and 20 film studios. Leonardo DiCaprio zoomed down the red carpet signing autographs; John Travolta blew the crowd a two-handed kiss; Catherine Zeta-Jones gushed about the arrival of “this dream and this vision;” Ni...

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BEIJING (Bloomberg): The only son of property billionaire Wang Jianlin - once Asia’s richest man - was detained for attacking a person in Shanghai, according to media outlet Beijing News.

This is not the first time Wang Sicong, the only son of Dalian Wanda Group founder Wang Jianlin, has landed himself in public controversies

A Chinese health information provider valued at more than US$1bil (RM4.45bil) by investors including IDG Capital and Tencent Holdings Ltd has had at least five of its social media accounts frozen by what appears to be government censors.

James Liang, who questioned the wisdom of the country's zero-Covid strategy, has been banned from posting on Weibo.

Recently, Tencent’s Pony Ma created a stir by reposting an article on the topic of China’s economy.

Chinese authorities censored criticisms during the extended COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai but netizens found creative ways to express their real sentiments.

Top doctors are among those silenced for urging a shift away from draconian control strategy.