Communist China has 104 billionaires leading the country while Xi Jinping promises to lift millions out of poverty

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March 2, 2018 11:17 PM

Their net worth is $624 billion, and the list includes the CEOs of Tencent, JD.com, and Xiaomi.

There are more than 100 billionaires in China's legislature and its top advisory body, including the
CEOs of Tencent, JD.com, Baidu and Xiaomi.
Their combined net worth is $624 billion, twice that of Ireland's GDP.
President Xi Jinping vowed to fix income inequality and eradicate poverty by 2020, a deadline that is two years away and 40 million people are still struggling.

A new global rich list has tallied 104 billionaires in the upper echelons of China's leadership.

Released this week, research

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