Advertisement

Woman accused of being Xi ally’s secret child considers lawsuit against exiled tycoon Guo Wengui

Australia resident calls fugitive billionaire’s social media claims ‘absurd’ and suggests she will consult a New York defamation lawyer about her legal options

Reading Time:2 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
Fugitive Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui may face a defamation suit over his claims that an Australian-based designer is the illegitimate child of Xi Jinping’s top ally Wang Qishan. Photo: Handout
An Australia-based Chinese woman who was implicated in Guo Wengui’s allegations of high-level corruption has dismissed the fugitive billionaire’s claims as “absurd” and suggested she is exploring a potential defamation lawsuit against him to clear her name.

Yuge Bromley, the wife of Melbourne, Australia-based artist David Bromley, described Guo’s allegation that she was the illegitimate daughter of Wang Qishan, the Communist Party’s top anti-graft official, as “incredibly ridiculous and unbelievable”.

“Everything he has said and all the subsequent commentary on social media is not only completely false but deeply hurtful to me and my family,” Bromley said in an email to the South China Morning Post.

Advertisement

The Post got in touch of Bromley in an attempt to verify the claims made by Guo over the weeks. Guo has refused to talk to the Post and so far has not published evidence to back up his claims.

Advertisement

Living in self-imposed exile in his New York penthouse for more than two years, Guo, also known as Miles Kwok, has been the subject of an Interpol “red notice” since April after using social media to publicise allegations of corruption against senior party officials and business people over six months.

Advertisement
Select Voice
Choose your listening speed
Get through articles 2x faster
1.25x
250 WPM
Slow
Average
Fast
1.25x