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13 things you may not know about China’s tech billionaires
- The number of billionaires in China keeps growing, especially in tech with Beijing as the world's billionaire capital since 2015.
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1. How did Robin Li build China's largest search engine?
He worked for Disney on search and then met Eric Xu, a PhD who had good contacts in Silicon Valley. Learn more
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2. Who is Jack Ma?
Jack Ma is the billionaire co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba and fintech company Ant Group. Learn more
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3. What does Xiaomi founder, Lei Jun, spend his money on?
Cars and a science park. Learn more
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