Under Xi, wealth of China's uber-rich lawmakers grew faster than economy


  • World
  • Thursday, 02 Mar 2017

Tencent Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pony Ma Huateng attends a news conference announcing the company's results in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The fortunes of the richest 100 members of China's parliament and its advisory body - all dollar billionaires - grew about 64 percent in the four years since Xi Jinping rose to power, according to data from an organisation tracking wealth in China.

Xi has overseen a crackdown on corruption and decadence, and made the fight against poverty a top priority after becoming president in 2013.

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